**9. Conclusion**

This study acknowledges that cardiovascular diseases are costly to manage and that its prevalence is increasing daily and threatening the health budget. Therefore, the cost-effective interventions target behaviors such as: (1) cessation of tobacco use, (2) avoidance of alcohol abuse, (3) regular physical activity, (4) healthy eating, and (5) reduction of salt. The adoption of these behavioral interventions is associated with reduced costs burden and improved outcomes among patients diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases. Health policies that create conducive environments for making healthy choices affordable and available are essential for motivating people to adopt and sustain healthy behaviors. In the implementation of cost-effective behavioral change interventions, it is important that primary healthcare providers help patients through SMART acronym and also help patients visualize what they need to do to reach their goals through the use of SMART acronym strategy. Attitudes of patients toward the behavior change and the self-monitoring program are crucial for better outcomes of cost-effective interventions to curb cardiovascular diseases.
