Healthy Habits Program for High Cardiovascular Risk Patients: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Healthy Habits Program for High Cardiovascular Risk Patients: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a program to improve habits in
 a population with cardiovascular disease, comparing two different educational techniques
 (cognitive behavioral therapy group vs. informational workshops).
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Patients who live in the catchment area of the health centers participating in the
 trial or that have their primary care physician in these centers.

 or

 -  Patients with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease, and / or transluminal angioplasty
 and / or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). These diagnoses must have occurred
 longer than six months from the time of inclusion.

 or

 -  Patients with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident (CVA), transient ischemic attack
 (TIA), carotid endarterectomy and / or carotid angioplasty. These diagnoses must have
 occurred longer than six months from the time of inclusion.

 or

 -  Patients with peripheral arterial disease with or without intermittent claudication,
 revascularization surgery, bypass placement of arterial and / or peripheral arterial
 angioplasty. These diagnoses must have occurred longer than six months from the time
 of inclusion.

 and

 -  Sedentary persons, defined as less than 90 minutes per week of moderate aerobic
 physical activity in their daily life (leisure, travel or work).

 Exclusion Criteria:

 - Patients on chronic home monitoring and / or institutionalized before admission or living
 in a tertiary institution.

 or

 -  Moderate or severe limitation on functional capacity and / or mobility. or

 -  Patients with dementia. or

 -  Patients diagnosed with psychiatric illnesses that compromise patient autonomy. or

 -  Life expectancy less than 1 year. or

 -  Patients who do not want to take part in the program. or

 -  Patients who are participating in another research protocol at recruitment. or

 -  Patients with a diagnosis of intracranial hemorrhage secondary to aneurysmal rupture.