Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years
Little is known about the (co-)occurrence of smoking, alcohol at-risk drinking, physical inactivity and overweight, and the motivation to change these behavioral health risk factors (HRFs) in older general hospital patients with cardiovascular disease. Between October and December 2016, all consecut...
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| author | Ulrike Siewert-Markus Sabina Ulbricht Beate Gaertner Birgit-Christiane Zyriax Marcus Dörr Stefanie Tobschall Sophie Baumann Ulrich John Jennis Freyer-Adam |
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| description | Little is known about the (co-)occurrence of smoking, alcohol at-risk drinking, physical inactivity and overweight, and the motivation to change these behavioral health risk factors (HRFs) in older general hospital patients with cardiovascular disease. Between October and December 2016, all consecutively admitted patients aged 50 to 79 years were proactively recruited on 3 cardiology wards and asked to participate in a survey on HRFs and behavior change motivation. Of the eligible patients, 80.4% participated in the survey (<i>n</i> = 328). The mean age was 66.5 years (standard deviation 9.0), and 65.5% were male. At least 1 HRF was present in 91.8% (<i>n</i> = 280), at least 2 HRFs in 54.4% (<i>n</i> = 166), and 3 or 4 HRFs in 12.1% (<i>n</i> = 37) of participants. The proportion of older adults who contemplated or were changing or planning to change their behavior to meet health behavior recommendations ranged between 66.0% (smoking) and 93.2% (alcohol consumption). The results indicate a notable co-occurrence of behavioral HRFs in older patients with cardiovascular disease. The majority of older adults were at least considering changing the respective behavior. To prevent and treat diseases efficiently, hospitalization may be a suitable moment for systematic multiple HRF screening and intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f354f50a0f014b9f946da44893937d022023-11-23T09:00:59ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-05-01149196310.3390/nu14091963Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 YearsUlrike Siewert-Markus0Sabina Ulbricht1Beate Gaertner2Birgit-Christiane Zyriax3Marcus Dörr4Stefanie Tobschall5Sophie Baumann6Ulrich John7Jennis Freyer-Adam8Institute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyRobert-Koch-Institute, 13353 Berlin, GermanyPreventive Medicine and Nutrition, Institute for Health Service Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, GermanyGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyInstitute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyGerman Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyInstitute for Medical Psychology, University Medicine Greifswald, 17475 Greifswald, GermanyLittle is known about the (co-)occurrence of smoking, alcohol at-risk drinking, physical inactivity and overweight, and the motivation to change these behavioral health risk factors (HRFs) in older general hospital patients with cardiovascular disease. Between October and December 2016, all consecutively admitted patients aged 50 to 79 years were proactively recruited on 3 cardiology wards and asked to participate in a survey on HRFs and behavior change motivation. Of the eligible patients, 80.4% participated in the survey (<i>n</i> = 328). The mean age was 66.5 years (standard deviation 9.0), and 65.5% were male. At least 1 HRF was present in 91.8% (<i>n</i> = 280), at least 2 HRFs in 54.4% (<i>n</i> = 166), and 3 or 4 HRFs in 12.1% (<i>n</i> = 37) of participants. The proportion of older adults who contemplated or were changing or planning to change their behavior to meet health behavior recommendations ranged between 66.0% (smoking) and 93.2% (alcohol consumption). The results indicate a notable co-occurrence of behavioral HRFs in older patients with cardiovascular disease. The majority of older adults were at least considering changing the respective behavior. To prevent and treat diseases efficiently, hospitalization may be a suitable moment for systematic multiple HRF screening and intervention.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1963older adultsdietary behaviorlifestylehealth behaviorcardiovascular diseaseprevention |
| spellingShingle | Ulrike Siewert-Markus Sabina Ulbricht Beate Gaertner Birgit-Christiane Zyriax Marcus Dörr Stefanie Tobschall Sophie Baumann Ulrich John Jennis Freyer-Adam Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years Nutrients older adults dietary behavior lifestyle health behavior cardiovascular disease prevention |
| title | Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years |
| title_full | Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years |
| title_fullStr | Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years |
| title_short | Behavioral Health Risk Factors and Motivation to Change among Cardiovascular General Hospital Patients Aged 50 to 79 Years |
| title_sort | behavioral health risk factors and motivation to change among cardiovascular general hospital patients aged 50 to 79 years |
| topic | older adults dietary behavior lifestyle health behavior cardiovascular disease prevention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/9/1963 |
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