Repeated Visits to the Health Counseling Center and Their Association with Changes in Lipid Parameters

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https://doi.org/10.54937/zs.2026.18.1.46-51

Autori/ Authors: Mária Mancalová    Štefánia Moricová      Jozef Rešovský 

In: Zdravotnícke štúdie

ISSN: 1337-723X

Ročník/ Volume: XVIII

Číslo/ Issue: 1

Strany/ Page Range: 46-51

Rok vydania/ Publication Year: 2026

Jazyk/ Language: Slovak

Vydavateľ/ Publisher: VERBUM – vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku

Abstrakt/ Abstract: 
Úvod/ Introduction. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A key part of the counseling process at the Health Counseling Center is an intervention aimed at changing modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including lipid profile parameters.
Ciele/ Objectives. To assess changes in selected lipid parameters between the first and repeated examination in clients after completing a preventive intervention at the Health Counseling Center of the Regional Public Health Service based in Stará Ľubovňa in the period 2002 - 2022.
Metodika/ Methods. The study was conducted as a retrospective observational pre-post analysis of secondary data from clients of the Health Counseling Center in the period 2002-2022. The analysis included clients aged 18-64 years with at least two visits to the Health Counseling Center and an interval between visits of 3 to 6 months. The analytical set was made up of 71 clients. Statistical analysis was performed in IBM SPSS Statistics software, version 28. Paired parametric and non-parametric tests were used to assess changes between examinations.
Výsledky/ Results. At the repeat visit, a statistically significant improvement was noted at the selected significance level in LDL-cholesterol values (average decrease of 0.37; p < 0.001) and Atherosclerosis Index /LDL/HDL ratio/ (average decrease of 0.27; p = 0.038). On the contrary, statistical significance was not confirmed at the selected significance level for the variables HDL-cholesterol, Triglycerides, Risk Index II (TG/HDL).
Záver/ Conclusions. The results emphasize the importance of repeated visits to the Health Clinic and preventive counseling in influencing lipid parameters as risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. The findings support the use and benefit of counseling interventions in primary prevention, while the interpretation of the results is limited by the retrospective study design and sample size.

Kľúčové slová/ Keywords:  Cardiovascular diseases. Lipid parameters. Health consultation. Repeated visit. Risk factors. Prevention.

Citácia/ How to cite:

MANCALOVÁ, Mária; MORICOVÁ, Štefánia a REŠOVSKÝ, Jozef, 2026. Opakované návštevy klientov v Poradni zdravia a ich asociácia so zmenami lipidových parametrov. Zdravotnícke štúdie. Online. Roč. XVIII, č. 1, s. 46-51. ISSN 1337-723X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.54937/zs.2026.18.1.46-51

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