Poster Session  |   July 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Healthy Eating And Lifestyle After Stroke (HEALS) Intervention
Valerie Hill, PhD, OTR/L; Amytis Towfighi, MD; Eric M. Cheng, MD, MS; Barbara G. Vi; Natalie Valle, MPH; Monica Ayala-Rivera, BA; Annaliese Charlton, OTR/L; Debbie Wang, OTR/L; Dina Ochoa, OTA/L; Cynthia Ayala, BA; Heidi Dombish, OTR/L; Karina Martinez, BA; Beatrice Martinez, BA
Author Affiliations
  • University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Article Information
Neurologic Conditions / Stroke / Prevention and Intervention
Poster Session   |   July 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial of the Healthy Eating And Lifestyle After Stroke (HEALS) Intervention
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515050p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO1057
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, July 2015, Vol. 69, 6911515050p1. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.69S1-PO1057
Abstract

Date Presented 4/16/2015

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to test the feasibility of an outpatient poststroke lifestyle intervention in a safety-net health care system to estimate and compare effect sizes for short-term changes in body mass index (BMI), diet, and physical activity.