New Framework For Cardiovascular Care Delivery & Implementation Calls For Incorporating Behavioral & Psychosocial Health 

Building on the growing recognition of social determinants as drivers of health, a new framework for cardiovascular care delivery and implementation developed by the American College of Cardiology recommends incorporating strategies to assess and mitigate behavioral and psychosocial concerns. Health systems may be able to reduce workload pressures and deliver care more efficiently to achieve good outcomes by managing the consumer’s behavioral health challenges, the framework suggests.

The new framework acknowledges the influence of behavioral and psychosocial factors—including smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, sleep issues, depression, anxiety, and stress—on cardiovascular risk and prognosis, treatment adherence, and health . . .