Interacting with your GP may prevent cardiovascular disease: Study

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New Delhi, Apr 16(ANI): A general practitioner (GP), trained in motivational interviewing may reduce risk of getting cardiovascular disease in those who are not diabetic or are at risk of developing it, suggests a randomised study from Aarhus University. More than half of all Danes above 55 years suffer from some form of cardiovascular disease. Most often, the disease is caused by atherosclerosis of the arteries in the heart and brain. A study from Aarhus University now shows that a motivational interview with a GP can have a preventative effect. The results were published in the scientific journal BJGP Open. The result derives from a survey, in which 175,000 patients aged 40 to 69 received from their general practitioner in connection with an initiative to fight diabetes. After completing the survey, each respondent could see whether he or she was at risk of having diabetes without knowing.

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