Healthy Heart Habits

Consistent with successful BA manuals, we plan to conduct up to 10 sessions of treatment over 12 weeks (the recommendation will be at least 8 sessions; scheduling of sessions will be flexible and conform to patient preference). The initial two sessions will be about 50 minutes long and later sessions will be 20-30 minutes long. Sessions can be done on site or over the phone; home visits will be offered for sessions 1-2 if a participant cannot travel. Treatment sessions will use behavioral activation techniques to assess participant values and link these values to behavior change. Goal-setting will focus on sequential, idiographic behavior change (tobacco use, medication adherence, physical activity, and diet) and be accompanied by educational materials and commercially available tools (e.g. activity trackers, pillboxes).