Effect of a Nutritional Intervention That Incorporates the Transtheoretical Model

Cardiovascular diseases are the main responsible for the global burden of disease for non-communicable diseases. Its treatment and prevention is aimed at generating changes in the habits of life; however, the percentages of non-adherence are very high. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a nutritional intervention in patients with cardiovascular risk that incorporates the transtheoretical model and motivational interviews on the progression in the stages of change to improve adherence to healthy eating. Methods: the investigators included 105 patients who came to the first time at clinical nutrition service in external consultation of National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, were randomized to intervention group or control group and the stage of change of the transtheoretical model, presence or absence of anxiety and depression, anthropometry, blood pressure, physical activity, and food frequency, to determine the quality and quantity of food intake, were evaluated. Used X² and t-test for the comparison of baseline data between groups and repeated measures ANOVA to assess differences in post-intervention.