Lifestyle intervention programs (LIPs) are effective in reducing cardiometabolic risk in clinical trials, but real world implementation is often limited by time constraints on physician-patient in clinic counseling. We report preliminary results from a telehealth LIP that provides culturally tailored lifestyle recommendations in Nutrition, Exercise, Sleep and Stress reduction for high-risk South Asians.

Methods: The Stanford South Asian Translational Heart Initiative introduced a telehealth LIP that delivers care via video visits in November 2017. Patients ages 20-60 were enrolled and compared to age-matched traditional in-person clinic patients. Both arms included a comprehensive cardiometabolic risk assessment and personalized treatment plan focused on aggressive risk reduction, with a set of 3 cardiologist and 3 dietitian/diabetes educator visits to be completed in 6 months. Individualized counselling was provided in nutrition, role of physical activity and inactivity, sleep hygiene and stress reduction.

Results: Out of 120 enrollees, 37 have the completed program. Telehealth LIP was associated with salutary changes in lifestyle including decreased prolonged sitting time (32/37 87%) and cardiometabolic markers.

Conclusion: The addition of 3 telehealth LIP sessions to a preventive cardiology clinic produces significant improvements in lifestyle behaviors and cardiometabolic risk.
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V. Parameswaran: None. K. Josan: None. A. Khandelwal: None. F. Abbasi: None. R. Dash: None.

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