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Lifestyle in Heart Health and Disease /
Lifestyle and Heart Health and Disease provides a comprehensive evaluation of lifestyle factors that modify heart function and structure. It includes coverage of a wide range of lifestyle factors, including physical activity, alcohol, tobacco, drugs of abuse, nutrition and psychosocial factors. The...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Lifestyle in Heart Health and Disease; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Part I: Overview and Mechanisms; Chapter 1: Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, and Lifestyle Changes; Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases; Coronary Heart Disease; Biophysical Properties of the Arterial System; Distribution and Correlates of Major CVD Risk Factors in Obese African Americans; Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring; Diet and Physical Activity Intervention; Conclusion; References; Further Reading
- Chapter 2: Public Knowledge of Cardiovascular Risk Numbers: Contextual Factors Affecting Knowledge and Health Behavior, an ... Introduction; Conceptual Significance of the Health Belief Model; Purpose of the Present Chapter; Knowledge of Target Numbers and Personal Levels for CVD Risk Indicators; Blood Pressure; Lipids; Body Mass/Obesity; Blood Glucose; Interventions Targeting Awareness of CVD Risk Factors; Effectiveness of Interventions; Other Potential Strategies and Venues for Addressing Awareness of Risk Numbers; Recommendations; Conclusions; References
- Chapter 3: Extension of Peer Support from Diabetes Management to Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Prima ... Background on Peer Support; Formative Evaluation and Lessons for Implementation; Recruitment; Peer Leader Selection and Training; PLSP Meetings and Activities; Peers Link the Residential and Clinical and Promote Informal Mutual Support; Variable Implementation Across CHSCs; Evaluation of Effectiveness; Qualitative Evaluation: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Barriers to Implementation; Cultural Influences on Support Within the PLSP; Emotional Support; Peer Leader Roles
- Importance of Organizational SupportSustainability, Adoption, and Extension to Cardiovascular Disease; Adaptation of CVD Prevention Program; Lifestyle Intervention and Peer-Led Group Activities; Roles and Contributions of Peer Group Leader; Evaluation Lifestyle Education and Intervention Sessions; Program Acceptability by Health Professionals and Program Participants; Reflections, Conclusions, and Future Directions; Standardization and Adaptability; References; Chapter 4: Heart Health and Children; Introduction; Tobacco Smoke Exposure; Diet; Physical Activity; Body Weight; Cholesterol
- Blood PressureBlood Sugar; Prevention, Screening, and Treatment of CVD in Children and Adolescents; Prevention: Smoke Exposure; Prevention: Nutrition; Prevention: Physical Activity and Inactivity; Screening and Treatment in Primary Care; The Role of Caregivers and Families; Conclusion; References; Further Reading; Chapter 5: Lifestyle Factors and the Impact on Lifetime Incidence and Mortality of Coronary Heart Disease; Historical Introduction; Short-Term Follow-Up Studies; Lifetime Effects of Lifestyle and Effects in Very Elderly People; Conclusions; References