A Medical Assistant-Based Program to Promote Healthy Behaviors in Primary Care

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2005
The purpose of the study is to determine whether a program of screening and intervention for four health risk behaviors (smoking, problem drinking, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet) carried out by medical assistants in primary care practices can help patients improve their behaviors. The hypothesis is that patients who receive the intervention will demonstrate higher rates of health behavior change than patients who receive usual care.
Epistemonikos ID: c202c8dc3cee585379a30cbf05ca636b033d40f7
First added on: May 04, 2024