Lifestyle Counseling Trends in Ambulatory Care Settings: Results from National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) Open Access
Mufarreh, Anthony (Spring 2021)
Abstract
Background:
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association 2013 (ACC/AHA) guidelines emphasized lifestyle counseling as the foundation for ASCVD prevention. We aim to examine trends in lifestyle counseling among statin users in a nationally representative, ambulatory database.
Methods:
The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) provides measures of ambulatory medical care services used in the United States. Sample consisted of patients >40 years, that were seen in ambulatory primary care clinics. We examined trends in lifestyle counseling included weight reduction, diet, exercise, and tobacco cessation in patients receiving statins from 2006-2016. Patient sample weights were applied to enable nationally representative estimates. Univariate and logistic regression analysis performed.
Results:
From 2006-2016, 42,362 total outpatient visits involved statin users in primary care visits in the US. Overall, any type of lifestyle counselling remained low at <25% in primary care settings. Diet counseling declined from 23.5% in 2006 to 20.5% in 2016, similar trends with exercise counseling (19.3% in 2006 to 15.7% in 2016). Among current smokers, 30.5% received tobacco counseling in 2006 and 32.2% in 2016. In regression analysis, no significant change was found for any lifestyle counseling post-2013 compared to years prior after adjusting for sociodemographics, comorbidities, and region. Adults 70 years and older are less likely to receive weight, diet, exercise, and tobacco counseling.
Conclusion:
Despite the ACC/AHA guidelines emphasis on lifestyle for high-risk populations, counseling rates remain low in primary care clinics. More interventions focusing on lifestyle are needed in ambulatory clinic settings for primary and secondary prevention of CVD.
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