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SynthesisBMC family practice2021

Healthcare professional-led interventions on lifestyle modifications for hypertensive patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Indre Treciokiene, Maarten Postma, Thang Nguyen, Tanja Fens, Jurgis Petkevicius, Raimondas Kubilius, Jolanta Gulbinovic, Katja Taxis

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Synthesis in BMC family practice, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Indre TreciokieneUnit of PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands. indre.treciokiene@mf.vu.lt.ORCID 0000-0001-6583-9999
Maarten PostmaUnit of PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Thang NguyenPharmacology & Clinical Pharmacy Department, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam.
Tanja FensUnit of PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
Jurgis PetkeviciusLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Raimondas KubiliusLithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Jolanta GulbinovicPharmacy Center, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Katja TaxisUnit of PharmacoTherapy, -Epidemiology & -Economics, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP), University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLLithuanian University of Health Sciences · LTCan Tho University · VNUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NLVilnius University · LT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAbout 0.9 billion people in the world have hypertension. The mortality due to hypertension increased dramatically over the last decades. Healthcare professionals should support patients with hypertension to modify their lifestyle to decrease blood pressure, but an overview of effective lifestyle interventions is lacking. The aim of this study was to determine whether healthcare professional-led interventions on lifestyle modifications are effective in lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension.

methodsA systematic literature review following the PRISMA guidelines was conducted. PubMed, EMBASE and CINAHL databases were searched for randomized control trials (RCTs) of interventions on lifestyle modifications of hypertensive patients which were performed by healthcare professionals (physician, nurse, pharmacist) and which reported blood pressure measurements. Papers were reviewed by two reviewers and analysed using Cochrane software Revman 5.4. In a meta-analysis difference in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and the percentage of patients with controlled blood pressure (BP) was analysed.

resultsIn total, 34 clinical trials reporting on 22,419 patients (mean age 58.4 years, 49.14% female, 69.9% used antihypertensive medications) were included. The mean difference SBP was - 4.41 mmHg (95% CI, - 5.52to - 3.30) and the mean difference DBP was - 1.66 mmHg (95% CI - 2.44 to - 0.88) in favor of the intervention group vs usual care. Fifty-six percent of patients achieved BP control in the intervention group vs 44% in usual care, OR = 1.87 (95% CI, 1.51 to 2.31).

conclusionHealthcare professional-led interventions were effective. Patients achieved almost 5 mmHg decrease of SBP and more patients achieved BP control. The results suggest that efforts are needed for widespread implementation.

Indexed as

HypertensionAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureDelivery of Health CareFemaleHumansLife StyleMaleMiddle AgedAntihypertensive AgentsBlood pressureHealth care professionalsHypertensionLifestyleNon-pharmacological intervention

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PMID33820547
PMCPMC8022420
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