Trial reportBMC public health2011
Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension in primary health care: a comparative clinical trial of two education strategies in health and nutrition.
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- Intersectoral Actions for the Promotion and Prevention of Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension in Brazilian Cities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Educational Interventions on Adherence to Lifestyle Modifications Among Hypertensive Patients: An Integrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Dietary interventions and blood pressure in Latin America - systematic review and meta-analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2014Pooled it
- Community-Based Interventions for Hypertension Control in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of primary care & community healthPooled it
- Community-based interventions in hypertensive patients: a comparison of three health education strategies.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Factors contributing to uncontrolled hypertension in Ekurhuleni District, South Africa: the community health workers' perspectives. A qualitative analysis.Primary health care research & development · 2025Article
- Nutritional Discrepancies Among Inpatients and Outpatients Diagnosed with Hypertension.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementing (and evaluating) peer support with people living with noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Putting nutrition education on the table: development of a curriculum to meet future doctors' needs.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022Article
- Cross-sectional study of prevalence and determinants of uncontrolled hypertension among South African adult residents of Mkhondo municipality.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Interventions targeting hypertension and diabetes mellitus at community and primary healthcare level in low- and middle-income countries:a scoping review.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Diabetes Self-Management Education in the Home.Cureus · 2016Article
- Educational interventions for improving control of blood pressure in patients with hypertension: a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2015Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPoor adherence to non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension represents a serious challenge for public health policies in several countries. This study was conducted to compare two intervention strategies regarding the adherence of adult women to dietary changes recommended for the treatment of hypertension in a community covered by Primary Health Care Unit.
methodsThis study is a randomized controlled trial of a sample composed of 28 women with hypertension enrolled in the Primary Health Care Unit located in the urban area of southeastern Brazil. The participants were already undergoing treatment for hypertension but devoid of nutritional care; and were divided into two groups, each composed of 14 individuals, who received interventions that consisted of two different strategies of nutritional guidance: monthly health education workshops alone (Group 1) and combined with family orientation through home visits (Group 2). Adherence to nutritional guidelines was evaluated by dietary, anthropometric, clinical and serum biochemical parameters, measured before and after the interventions. Knowledge on control and risk of hypertension was also investigated. The study lasted five months.
resultsMean age was 55.6 (± 2.8) and 50.7 (± 6.5) in the groups 1 and 2, respectively. The home orientation strategy promoted greater adherence to dietary changes, leading to a statistically significant improvement in the clinical, anthropometric, biochemical and dietary parameters. The group 2 reduced the consumption of risk foods (p = 0.01), oil (p = 0.002) and sugar (p = 0.02), and decreased body mass index (-0.7 kg/m2; p = 0.01); waist circumference (-4.2 cm; p = 0.001), systolic blood pressure (-13 mm HG; p = 0.004) and glycemia (-18.9 mg/dl; p = 0. 01). In group 1 only waist circumference (-2 cm; p = 0.01) changed significantly.
conclusionNutritional orientations at the household level were more effective with regard to the adherence of individuals to non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension, regarding the reduction of clinical and behavioral risk parameters.
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