Health coaching in primary health care for older people at moderate risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), diabetes and depressio

Completed

Conditions: Moderate risk for CVD, diabetes and depression in older people
Circulatory System

Registration Number: ISRCTN01396033

Lead Sponsor: Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Sweden)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women between 60 and 75 are recruited to the study at the primary health care centre. Four counties in Sweden are selected and within these counties 21 health care centers have agreed to participate. All of them will enroll participants that fulfill one or more of the four individual inclusion criteria.
1. A minor increase of blood pressure that is not treated with drugs
2. A minor increase of blood sugar that is not treated with drugs
3. A minor depression that is not treated with drugs
4. An increase of waist-circumference

Exclusion Criteria

Participant uses drugs linked to the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Blood pressure level at baseline and after 6, 12 and 18 months<br>2. Blood sugar level (Hba1c) at baseline and after 6, 12 and 18 months<br>3. Depression according to Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale (MADRS) self rating scale at baseline and after 6, 12 and 18 months<br>4. Waist circumference in cm at baseline and after 6, 12 and 18 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
A questionaire with general and health related questions. <br>1. Section A- Background questions<br>2. Section B- Your social life<br>3. Section C- Life style questions<br>4. Section D- General health related questions including questions on drug use<br>5. Section E- EQ5D - including the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scale<br>6. Section F- Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) scale on depression