1. To determine whether patients who receive the net-present value intervention have more improvements in their risk factor profile than those in the control group at two years.
2. To determine whether the net-present value intervention will enable patients to sustain behavioral change over the long-term.
3. To determine whether the net-present value intervention will improve overall functional status and prevent further disability.
The long-term objective of this study is to determine whether a net-present value approach for motivation behavior change is effective in reducing risk factors, improving treatment outcomes, and enhancing quality of life among a high-risk group of patients.
