Participation in Heart-Healthy Behaviors: A Secondary Analysis of the American Heart Association Go Red Heart Match Data.

CONCLUSIONS:: Most women who participated in Heart Match reported engaging in new heart-healthy behaviors. The findings support expanding the existing program in a more diverse population as a potentially important way to reach women and encourage cardiovascular disease risk reduction for those with heart disease and stroke.
PMID: 25203238 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing - September 8, 2014 Category: Nursing Authors: Arslanian-Engoren C, Eastwood JA, De Jong MJ, Berra K Tags: J Cardiovasc Nurs Source Type: research