Feasibility of a Preventive Program Against Lifestyle Related Diseases
Type-2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Type-2 Diabetes focused on measuring Tailored lifestyle intervention, Selective prevention, Primary care, Web based health risk assessment, Patient-centered health information system, Lifestyle intervention, preventive treatment
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients listed to one of the participating GPs
- Place of residence: One of the two participating municipalities in the Region of Southern Denmark.
- Year of birth: 1957-1986
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Sites / Locations
- Research Programme on Health Promotion and Prevention, National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark,
- Research Unit of General Practice, Dept. of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark,
- Center of Health Economics Research, Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark
- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, University of Southern Denmark
- Research Group for Information Systems, Department of Informatics, University of Oslo
- Center for Primary Health Care Research, Department of Clinical Sciences
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Experimental
Lifestyle intervention
All included citizens receive a questionnaire to estimate risk of disease and risk behavior. Information about lifestyle is collated with existing Electronic Patient Record (EPR) data and the citizen's risk of lifestyle-related disease is estimated based on validated algorithms for risk of type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and COPD (Stratification). All citizens receive an electronic health profile and targeted advice. Citizens at increased risk of disease are offered a preventive program at the GP including an initial health examination and subsequent lifestyle counselling. Citizens with risk behavior are offered lifestyle counselling in the municipality and community health services, if necessary. Citizens diagnosed with a lifestyle related disease are already being treated by the GP, and therefore, like citizens with a healthy lifestyle, they are not offered any further services.