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Trial reportJMIR public health and surveillance2026

Interactive Digital Visualization Counseling for Lifestyle Change in Patients at Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Adrijana Svenšek, Mateja Lorber, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš, Lucija Gosak, Dominika Muršec, Gregor Štiglic

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Adrijana SvenšekFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia, 386 2 30 04 762.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-1720
Mateja LorberFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia, 386 2 30 04 762.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-5204
Zalika Klemenc-KetišPrimary Healthcare Research and Development Institute, Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0270-1754
Lucija GosakFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia, 386 2 30 04 762.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8742-6594
Dominika MuršecFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia, 386 2 30 04 762.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3441-738X
Gregor ŠtiglicFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Maribor, Žitna ulica 15, Maribor, 2000, Slovenia, 386 2 30 04 762.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0183-8679

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death. Primary prevention relies heavily on health risk assessments and lifestyle changes, which can reduce long-term risk and mortality. Digital health offers an accessible and cost-effective approach to support prevention, enabling data sharing and visualization of key indicators such as blood pressure and glucose fluctuations. These visual insights may help patients better understand the effects of lifestyle changes and enhance communication with health care providers. Objective: This research aims to evaluate whether the use of CVD risk visualization (Petal-X) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), alone or in combination, is associated with lifestyle changes and the perception of person-centered care (PCC) among patients at increased risk of CVD. Methods: We conducted a 4-arm, single-blind, 2×2 factorial randomized controlled feasibility trial in primary care. A total of 119 participants were enrolled, of whom 101 completed the 6-month follow-up. Participants were randomized to 1 of 4 arms: (1) Petal-X CVD risk visualization+CGM; (2) CGM only; (3) Petal-X only; or (4) standard care with routine lifestyle counseling and no digital tools. CGM was used for 10 days in the CGM arms. Since this was a feasibility trial, no formal sample size calculation was performed. Primary outcomes are healthy lifestyle (Health Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire [HLPCQ]) and perception of PCC (Person-Centered Practice Inventory-Service User [PCPI-SU]), and secondary outcomes (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation 2 [SCORE2], anthropometrics, and biological age) were assessed at baseline and 6 months. Descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis tests (K independent samples) were used for analyses. Results: At baseline, mean SCORE2 values ranged from 3.84 (SD 2.08) in intervention group 3 to 4.87 (SD 2.61) in intervention group 1, with the control group having a mean value of 4.53 (SD 3.63). Regarding the assessment of a healthy lifestyle, the domain of daily routine had the highest baseline scores across all groups (eg, mean 19.24, SD 5.87 in intervention group 1), and these scores improved by the final evaluation, although there were no statistically significant differences (P=.42) in changes between the groups. The perception of PCC was rated highest across all groups in the domain of shared decision-making, with no statistically significant differences (P=.26) between the groups. Results indicated improvements in healthy lifestyle habits, but the impact of interventions on perceived changes remained insignificant. Conclusions: Healthy lifestyle and perceived PCC scores improved, although no statistically significant between-group differences were found. Risk visualization appears to be a key tool for increasing CVD awareness and strengthening patient involvement in care planning. Longer interventions with larger samples are needed to clarify these effects and optimize digital tools for lifestyle change.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCounselingAdultAgedFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedRisk Reduction BehaviorSingle-Blind Methodbiological agecardiovascular diseaseCGMcontinuous glucose monitoringhealthy lifestylePetal-Xrandomized controlled trialRCTvisualization

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PMID41569629
PMCPMC12826095

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