Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Home-based Health Risk Appraisal and screening program.

V W Acquista1, T J Wachtel, C I Gomes

  • 1Division of General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence.

Journal of Community Health
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

This study shows that personalized health risk appraisals and lifestyle counseling significantly reduce health risks. The preventive care program improved participant health behaviors and outcomes over one year.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Frailty in Caregivers and Its Relationship with Psychological Stress and Resilience: A Cross-SectionalStudy Based on the Deficit Accumulation Model.

The Journal of frailty & aging·2022
Same author

Pulmonary embolism presenting as syncope: case report and review of the literature.

Heart & lung : the journal of critical care·1999
Same author

Eligibility for home care certification: what clinicians should know.

Journal of general internal medicine·1998
Same author

"The slow code".

The New England journal of medicine·1998
Same author

When the patient cannot come to the doctor: a medical housecalls program.

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·1998
Same author

A critical pathway for management of patients with acute chest pain who are at low risk for myocardial ischemia: recommendations and potential impact.

Annals of internal medicine·1997

Area of Science:

  • Preventive medicine
  • Health behavior change
  • Risk assessment

Background:

  • Health Risk Appraisals (HRAs) aim to improve individual health.
  • Lifestyle changes are crucial for preventing chronic diseases.
  • Early intervention programs can modify high-risk behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a comprehensive preventive care program.
  • To assess the impact of health risk appraisals and counseling on lifestyle modification.
  • To determine risk reduction in participants after one year.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted home interviews with 476 participants to collect lifestyle, medical, and family history data.
  • Performed physical examinations and laboratory analyses for health risk profiling.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Provided personalized counseling and targeted interventions to modify high-risk behaviors.

    • Main Results:

    • Developed individualized health risk profiles for all participants.
    • Implemented educational interventions and behavior modification programs.
    • Observed significant reductions in identified health risks at the one-year follow-up.

    Conclusions:

    • Comprehensive health risk appraisals combined with counseling are effective in reducing health risks.
    • Preventive care programs can lead to positive lifestyle changes and improved health outcomes.
    • Early identification and intervention are key to successful health behavior modification.