1. Effectiveness of Lifestyle and Drug Intervention on Hypertensive Patients: a Randomized Community Intervention Trial in Rural China
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Xiao, Jing, Ren, Wen-Long, Liang, Yuan-Yuan, Shen, Huan, Gao, Yue-Xia, Chu, Min-Jie, Li, Zhou, Wang, Xiao-Jian, Zhang, Zuo-Feng, Zhuang, Xun, and Yu, Yong-Fu
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Health Services and Systems ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Cardiovascular ,Prevention ,Comparative Effectiveness Research ,Clinical Research ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Hypertension ,Management of diseases and conditions ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Antihypertensive Agents ,Blood Pressure ,China ,Female ,Humans ,Life Style ,Male ,Pharmaceutical Preparations ,hypertension ,lifestyle intervention ,effectiveness ,blood pressure control rate ,General & Internal Medicine ,Clinical sciences ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundStrict medication guidance and lifestyle interventions to manage blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients are typically difficult to follow.ObjectiveTo evaluate the 1-year effectiveness of lifestyle and drug intervention in the management of rural hypertensive patients.DesignRandomized community intervention trial.ParticipantsThe control group comprised 967 patients who received standard antihypertensive drug intervention therapy from two communities, whereas the intervention group comprised 1945 patients who received antihypertensive drug and lifestyle intervention therapies from four communities in rural China.Main measuresData on lifestyle behaviors and BP measurements at baseline and 1-year follow-up were collected. A difference-in-difference logistic regression model was used to assess the effect of the intervention.Key resultsBP control after the 1-year intervention was better than that at baseline in both groups. The within-group change in BP control of 59.3% in the intervention group was much higher than the 25.2% change in the control group (P
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- 2020