National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Report of the Task Force on BehavioralResearch in Cardiovascular, Lung, and Blood Health and Disease

摘要

The NHLBI Report of the Task Force on Behavioral Research in Cardiovascular,Lung, and Blood Health and Disease reviews the current status and prospects for behavioral research into disease risk, risk factor reduction, and treatment of heart, vascular, lung, and blood diseases, and sleep disorders. Part I, Behavioral Antecedents of Disease, deals with two main topics: the extent to which behavioral factors increase risk for cardiovascular and lung diseases, and the influences of these factors on the pathophysiology of disease and the expression of sumptoms. In addition to its emphasis on behavioral factors. Part II also includes a review of experimental and clinical research on physiological processes that link behavior with disease. Part II, Behavioral Interventions: Prevention and Management of Disease, focuses on applied behavior research. Interventions to reduce the risk of disease or improve disease management are described. Concluding this part of the report is a discussion of key issues for improving health outcomes: ensuring adequate adherence to treatment regimes and evaluating the effect of disease and medical treatments of patients' quality of life.