You are invited to participate in our Advance Practice ProviderLifestyle Coaching Research Survey on Hypertension. In this survey, you will be asked to answer questions about lifestyle counseling as it pertains to yourpatients and hypertension. It will take approximately 5-10 minutes to completethe survey.

The American Heart Association (AHA) set a goal forcardiovascular health in the Unites States: “By 2020,to improve the cardiovascular health of allAmericans by 20% while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and strokeby 20%.” AHA asserts that in order to achieve its 2020 goal, healthcare providers would need to be comfortable with engaging in conversations withtheir patients to initiate the behavior modification process. 

It is very important for us to learn your opinions aboutlifestyle coaching. We are using thisinformation to create a provider quick reference card that you can use at thepoint of care.   If you would like a summary report as well as access to the provider toolkit, please e-mail [email protected]. 

Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There is a small risk for breach in confidentiality when completing this survey.   However, no personal identifying data will becollected in the survey itself.  You can withdraw from the survey at any point.  Your survey responses will be strictly confidential and data from this research will be reported only in the aggregate. If you havequestions at any time about the survey or the procedures, you may contactDarryl Olive, Principle Researcher and physician assistant student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City at [email protected]. 

If you have any questions regarding your rights as a research participant, please call the IRB Administrator of UMKC’s Institutional ReviewBoard at (816) 235-5927.

By proceeding to click on the link and complete the survey you are agreeing to participate in this study. 

Thank you very much for your time and support. Please start with the survey now.