There is suggestive but inconclusive evidence from the trials of a benefit in the use of brief interventions for risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .
This review , however , supports the concept that brief interventions for patients with coronary heart disease can have beneficial effects on risk factor modification and consequently on progression of coronary heart disease .
Further trials using larger sample sizes need to be undertaken to demonstrate the benefits of brief structured intervention targeted at the modification of single or multiple risk factors
BACKGROUND The physical and psychosocial benefits of participation in cardiac rehabilitation following a coronary event have well been established .
Despite these benefits there is strong evidence that participation in traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs remains low .
Various models of cardiac rehabilitation have been implemented including the use of brief structured interventions to enable modification of coronary risk factors .
OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to determine the effect of brief structured interventions on risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .
Readiness to Change and Brief Educational Interventions: Successful Strategies to Reduce Stroke Risk
& NA ; Despite recent advances in stroke treatment and prevention , identifying effective educational interventions for “ at‐risk ” groups that will help reduce their stroke risk and improve the speed of seeking treatment remains of paramount importance . The purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether a brief educational intervention , tailored to the patient 's stage of readiness to change , could affect the initiation and achievement of stroke risk‐reducing behaviors for this at‐risk population . The study also explored potential demographic and medical confounders that could influence behavioral and knowledge goal achievement . Three groups of 20 participants , each with multiple risk factors for stroke , from a family practice clinic were r and omly assigned to a control , simple‐advice , or brief intervention group .  The majority of the participants were African American with a mean age of 68 years . Selected findings showed ( a ) significant differences in the number of newly initiated stroke‐risk‐reduction behaviors and stroke knowledge among the three groups and ( b ) significant positive correlations between the action stage of readiness to change and the initiation and achievement of the new stroke‐risk‐reduction behaviors . Although results supported the usefulness of the brief intervention model to reduce modifiable stroke‐risk factors and increase stroke knowledge , the necessity of additional longitudinal research that refines the targeting of interventions for diverse racial , cultural , and age groups was acknowledged
There is suggestive but inconclusive evidence from the trials of a benefit in the use of brief interventions for risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .
This review , however , supports the concept that brief interventions for patients with coronary heart disease can have beneficial effects on risk factor modification and consequently on progression of coronary heart disease .
Further trials using larger sample sizes need to be undertaken to demonstrate the benefits of brief structured intervention targeted at the modification of single or multiple risk factors
BACKGROUND The physical and psychosocial benefits of participation in cardiac rehabilitation following a coronary event have well been established .
Despite these benefits there is strong evidence that participation in traditional cardiac rehabilitation programs remains low .
Various models of cardiac rehabilitation have been implemented including the use of brief structured interventions to enable modification of coronary risk factors .
OBJECTIVES The objective of this review was to determine the effect of brief structured interventions on risk factor modification in patients with coronary heart disease .