A Problem-Solving Intervention for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction in Veterans: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

摘要

BackgroundHealth behaviors related to diet, tobacco usage, physical activity, medication adherence, and alcohol use are highly determinative of risk for developing cardiovascular disease. This paper describes a study protocol to evaluate a problem-solving intervention that aims to help patients at risk for developing cardiovascular disease address barriers to adopting positive health behaviors in order to reduce cardiovascular risk.