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 he...

Studies have shown that many manifestations can be observed for patients suffering from long QT syndrome (LQTS), as it is a common cause of syncope and mortality among younger patients, in addition to convulsions. Many management modalities LQTS been described the literature including medical treatment lifestyle modification approaches. However, evidence regarding outcomes these approaches cont...

BACKGROUND Associations of obesity with incidence of heart failure have been observed, but the causality is uncertain. We hypothesized that gastric bypass surgery leads to a lower incidence of heart failure compared with intensive lifestyle modification in obese people. METHODS We included obese people without previous heart failure from a Swedish nationwide registry of people treated with a ...

OBJECTIVES We wanted to develop and validate a test that assesses the knowledge and practices of health professionals (HPs) with regard to the role of nutrition, physical activity, and smoking cessation (lifestyle modification) in chronic diseases of lifestyle. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional validation study was carried out. The validation design consisted of two phases, namely 1) test...

BACKGROUND The number of persons suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to rise worldwide and causes significant morbidity and mortality, especially in the developing world. Behaviour change and adoption of healthy lifestyle habits help to prevent or slow down the complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the knowledge and practice of healthy lifestyles in many diabetic pat...