Adherence
A personalized, goal-directed Health Partner intervention significantly improves cardiometabolic risk profiles and metrics of ideal cardiovascular health (Life's Simple 7) in healthy adults, with effects sustained for 2 years.
To improve your cardiovascular health, you need more than just willpower; you need a structured, personalized plan with regular check-ins. This study shows that working with a trained 'Health Partner' who reviews your specific health data (blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI) and helps you set realistic goals leads to sustained improvements over two years. The key is the ongoing support and personalized feedback, not just generic advice.
A personalized, goal-directed Health Partner intervention significantly improved the cardiometabolic risk profile and metrics of cardiovascular health. These effects were evident at 6 months following enrollment and were sustained for 2 years.
Why this rating
Large sample size (N=711), long duration (2 years), and statistically significant results, but lacks a concurrent control group (uses baseline comparison).
Source
Effects of a Health‐Partner Intervention on Cardiovascular Risk
Ibhar Al Mheid et al. · Journal of the American Heart Association · 2016
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