TY - JOUR
T1 - Lifestyle Changes for Disease Prevention
AU - Petrides, Joanna
AU - Collins, Philip
AU - Kowalski, Alexander
AU - Sepede, Jennifer
AU - Vermeulen, Meagan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - In primary care, physicians have the opportunity to address preventative causes of morbidity and mortality. Primary care physicians have a distinct opportunity to provide counseling regarding lifestyle changes and disease prevention in a variety of settings, both during the treatment of acute illnesses and with wellness examinations. Questions from patients regarding specific recommendations and interventions are common. In this article, we address barriers to and tools to encourage lifestyle changes in the areas of smoking cessation, weight loss, physical activity, mental health, and substance abuse/misuse.
AB - In primary care, physicians have the opportunity to address preventative causes of morbidity and mortality. Primary care physicians have a distinct opportunity to provide counseling regarding lifestyle changes and disease prevention in a variety of settings, both during the treatment of acute illnesses and with wellness examinations. Questions from patients regarding specific recommendations and interventions are common. In this article, we address barriers to and tools to encourage lifestyle changes in the areas of smoking cessation, weight loss, physical activity, mental health, and substance abuse/misuse.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85058820075
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85058820075#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1016/j.pop.2018.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pop.2018.10.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30704651
AN - SCOPUS:85058820075
SN - 0095-4543
VL - 46
SP - 1
EP - 12
JO - Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
JF - Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice
IS - 1
ER -