OBJECTIVE: To determine if lifestyle improved at a short term through an intervention to
involve patients in cardiovascular risk management by the practice nurse. METHODS: The …

Aim To test if training and support, financial reimbursement and option of referring screen‐positive
patients to an internet‐based method of giving advice (eBI) can increase primary …

The application of cardiovascular guidelines and risk tables may be impeded by many barriers.
In the present paper, we explored the role of patients in the feasibility of cardiovascular …

Aims: To document the attitudes of general practitioners (GPs) from eight European
countries to alcohol and alcohol problems and how these attitudes are associated with self-reported …

Objective. Guidelines on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) emphasize
identifying high-risk patients for more intensive management, but patients' misconceptions of …

… Ben van Steenkiste1,2, Trudy van der Weijden1,2, Henri EJH Stoffers2 and Richard Grol1
… Ben van Steenkiste, Centre for Quality of Care Research, Department of General Practice, …

… Ben van Steenkiste was involved in all aspects of the study, especially with regard to the
decision aid, instruments, analyses and economic evaluation. Gaby Ronda was involved in all …

Background: Previous studies reported moderate to good agreement between patients’ self-reported
diseases and physicians’ registered diseases. Disagreement might hamper a good …

Background The European level of alcohol consumption, and the subsequent burden of
disease, is high compared to the rest of the world. While screening and brief interventions in …

Aims To determine the relation between existing levels of alcohol screening and brief
intervention rates in five European jurisdictions and role security and therapeutic commitment by …