Health Partnership - The Michigan WISEWOMAN Lifestyle Intervention
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Evidence Summary

Underlying Theories

Health Partnership Intervention draws on numerous conceptual models and theories. However, it is primarily guided by the Transtheoretical Model and Learning Theory.

  • Transtheoretical Model (Stages of change) – addresses participants’ readiness to attempt change toward healthy behaviors
  • Learning Theory – used in structuring lifestyle goals (using small, incremental steps)

Evaluation Outcomes

Outcome data included measures of self-report of behavior change and changes to Body Mass Index, cholesterol, and blood pressure. The data suggest that the intervention may improve health behaviors and physiological outcomes in some women.

Based on a report from June of 2007, 6,795 women were screened at baseline.

Of the 6,795 women, 33% (2,253) completed the re-screening within the 10-14 month period as part of the CDC program requirement. An additional 1,368 women completed the re-screening outside of the 10-14 month window, for a total of 3,621 women who were re-screened. Of these 3,621 women, 45% (1,629) showed improvement in at least one screening outcome (BMI, BP, total cholesterol, and HDL).

Fifty-two percent (1,883) of all re-screened women self-reported improvement in at least one health behavior (nutrition, physical activity or smoking cessation) on the Healthy Lifestyle Assessment.

These findings need to be interpreted with caution given the lack of information on the size of improvements.