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[ One-year effect of health counseling on life style and risk factors of heart disease ] . INTRODUCTION We examined the need for counselling and the effect on willingness and ability to change life-style , and subsequent changes in risk factors for CHD . MATERIAL AND METHODS All 152 male employees in a computer company , 25-45 years of age , were invited to participate in a controlled intervention study over one year . The subjects were randomised to an intervention group ( I group ) and a control group . The I group was divided into subgroups based on baseline behaviour and risk factor status . Changes were evaluated after one year . After an initial health examination , participants in the I group were counselled at baseline and at 5 months . RESULTS Eighty-five ( 56 % ) men participated . Twenty-nine were assigned to a control group and 56 to an intervention group ( I group ) ( dropouts = 8 ) . An exercise group ( E group ) was advised to take up aerobics exercise three times/week , a diet group to reduce the intake of saturated fat and increase fish products , and smokers to stop smoking . Forty were recommended one or more behavioural changes and eight had no need . Thirty-four were willing to make behavioural changes . Compared to the control group , the fitness level increased ( p < 0.01 ) and body weight decreased in the I group ( p < 0.05 ) . DISCUSSION Individual counselling promotes regular exercise with subsequent improvements in CHD risk factors . The diet and smoking counselling models were less successful in terms of compliance .
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Intervention_Educational
health counseling
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Intervention_Educational
intervention group
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Intervention_Control
control group .
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Intervention_Educational
counselled
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Intervention_Educational
exercise group
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Intervention_Educational
aerobics exercise
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Intervention_Educational
diet group
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Intervention_Educational
reduce the intake of saturated fat and increase fish products
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Intervention_Educational
stop smoking .
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Intervention_Educational
one or more behavioural changes
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Intervention_Educational
Individual counselling
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Intervention_Educational
diet and smoking counselling models
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Outcome_Mental
life-style
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Outcome_Physical
subsequent
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Outcome_Other
changes in risk factors for CHD
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Outcome_Physical
fitness level
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Outcome_Physical
body weight
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Outcome_Physical
CHD risk factors
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Participant_Sample-size
152
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Participant_Sex
male
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Participant_Condition
employees in a computer company
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Participant_Age
25-45 years of age
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Participant_Sample-size
Eighty-five
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Participant_Sex
men