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Cholesterol reduction is sustainable: 12 month follow-up of a cholesterol campaign in rural Australia

North Coast Heart Health Program

Ray James, MA, MPH, EdD

North Coast Heart Health Program

Colin Tyler, BComm, MED.Admin

Health Education Services

Denise Henrikson, RN

North Coast Heart Health Program Lismore, New South Wales

FREE living individuals with high levels of blood cholesterol can voluntarily change their diet, reduce blood cholesterol and maintain these changes for at least 12 months. A longitudinal study of randomly selected participants in the 1987 North Coast New South Wales Cholesterol Reduction Campaign indi cates a 10.6 per cent reduction in mean blood choles terol at four to five months and a 9.4 per cent reduction at 12 months. Fifty-five per cent of partici pants maintained at least half of their initial reduc tion and 34 per cent further improved their initial change. These results demonstrate the efficacy of a cholesterol reduction programme based on behav iour modification principles which maximise partici pants' compliance.

Health Education Journal, Vol. 49, No. 4, 181-184 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/001789699004900407


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