Lifestyle Modification Program for Cardiovascular Risk Patients in Indonesia

Purpose: Unhealthy lifestyle leads to an increased risk of contracting cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed determine the effectiveness LIFESTYLE modification program developed by researcher. The was designed in response needs Indonesian patients. is acronym for L-ose weight, I-dentify your risk, F-ood choice, E-xercise frequently, S-top smoking and alcohol, T-hink positive, Y-es a healthy lifestyle, L-et’s control regularly, E-veryone supporting you.
 Method: employed quasi-experimental design, specifically pretest-posttest method along with time series. Fifty-eight (58) participants were purposively chosen given 12-week community health center called Puskesmas Indonesia. CVD physiological parameters such as blood pressure, waist circumference, total cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) observed before, during, after intervention. estimated using Framingham 10-year score non-laboratory-based test.
 Results: mean decreased underwent program. analysis variance (ANOVA) revealed that there significant difference participants’ systolic pressure cholesterol (p<.001) intervention.
 Conclusion: effective increasing knowledge observing lifestyle. Also, this facilitates early identification risks improves selected parameters.