Effect of Education on Blood Pressure Control in Elderly PersonsA Randomized Controlled Trial

Figar, Silvana; Galarza, Carlos; Petrlik, Erica; Hornstein, Lucila; Loria, Gabriela Rodríguez; Waisman, Gabriel; Rada, Marcelo A.; Soriano, Enrique R.; Quirós, Fernán González Bernaldo de

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“…Health education is an essential tool in the prevention and control of chronic non-communicable diseases [17–19]. Monitoring the evolution of some risk factors for CVD in individuals with health-related degrees could, theoretically, determine the real impact of health education as a measure of health promotion because this population has formal training in healthcare and therefore has deeper knowledge of the risks and effects of risk factors for CVD and the risk behaviors associated with these diseases.…”

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The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up

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BackgroundThe knowledge of the presence and evolution of cardiovascular risk factors in young people may significantly contribute to actions to modify the natural history of these risks and prevent the onset of cardiovascular disease.ObjectivesTo assess the presence and evolution of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals over a 20-year period.MethodsA group of individuals was evaluated when they first started graduate programs in medicine, nursing, nutrition, dentistry, and pharmacy, and 20 years later. Data obtained in the two phases were compared. Questionnaires about hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, family history of early-onset cardiovascular disease, smoking, alcohol consumption, and sedentary lifestyle were administered. Cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, weight, height, and body mass index (BMI) were measured.ResultsOf the 281 individuals (62.9 % women; mean age 19.7 years) initially analyzed, 215 (59.07 % women; mean age 39.8 years) were analyzed 20 years later. An increase in mean values of systolic (111.6 vs 118.7 mmHg– p < 0.001) and diastolic blood pressure (71vs 77.1 mmHg – p < 0.001), cholesterol (150.1 vs 182.4 mg/dL – p < 0.001), blood glucose (74.3 vs 81.4 mg/dL – p < 0.001) and BMI (20.7 vs 23.7 kg/m2 – p = 0.017) was observed. Despite the decrease of sedentarism (50.2 vs 38.1 % - p = 0.015), the prevalence of hypertension (4.6 vs 18.6 % - p < 0.001), excessive weight (8.2 vs 32.1 % - p < 0.001), hypercholesterolemia (7.8 vs 24.2 % - p < 0.001), and alcohol consumption (32.7 vs 34.9 % - p = 0.037) increased. There was no change in the prevalence of smoking.ConclusionHealth professionals presented an increase in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, blood glucose, body mass index, and cholesterol over the 20-year study period. Regarding the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, increased blood pressure, overweight, hypercholesterolemia and alcohol consumption, and a decrease in sedentary lifestyle were observed.

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The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up

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“…Studies have also revealed that the power of home blood pressure measurement to predict target-organ damage is comparable to that of the ''gold standard,'' that is, ambulatory monitoring [24]. Self-monitoring is also discussed as an act of ''patient empowerment'' that is correlated with better outcomes [25,26]. Although self-measurement of blood pressure seems to be valid and to have beneficial effects, the reliability of self-reported blood pressure measurements may be a separate matter for concern.…”

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Comparison of two self-rating instruments for medication adherence assessment in hypertension revealed insufficient psychometric properties

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“…Most patients in the intervention and the control group were illiterate. (Both groups 47.1) In Figer's [22] study, most patients had low education. In Abbas Heidari's study, 39.5% of patients were illiterate.…”

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The Effect of Educating Self-Care Behaviors to Patients With Heart Failure in Hospitals of Zahedan

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Background: Heart failure is a chronic disease in the elderly. Self-care education has a significant role in preventing the disease, its progress, and complications. Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the effect of training on self-care behaviors among patients with heart failure in hospitals of Zahedan City in 2012. Materials and Methods:The present study had a quasi-experimental interventional design with control group, and was conducted in CCU and post-CCU wards in hospitals affiliated to Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in 2012. There were 140 hospitalized patients in two equal groups of case (70 people) and control (70 people). The case group received an educational package including a pamphlet, an educational CD, and educational footage for their cell phone. After one month, they took the posttest. The data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software ver. 18. Results: After training, the mean scores of awareness, attitude and practice among patients in the case group were respectively 8.93 ± 2.32, 47.69 ± 2.21, and 66.04 ± 3.44 (P < 0.0001). The mean score difference of attitude in the intervention group was 17.78 ± 7.0, and 3.30 ± 6.85 in the control. The mean score difference of practice in the intervention group was 26.57 ± 6.37, and 2.08 ± 7.16in the control group (P < 0.0001). Conclusion:The results of the present study showed that self-care behaviors in patients with heart failure were influenced by awareness, and their practice improved with increasing their knowledge. Therefore, it is recommended to give an educational pamphlet video to patients with heart failure.

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Effect of Education on Blood Pressure Control in Elderly PersonsA Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract: Based on these study results, the self-management education model was significantly more effective than the compliance-based model in BP control.

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The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up

The natural history of cardiovascular risk factors in health professionals: 20-year follow-up

Comparison of two self-rating instruments for medication adherence assessment in hypertension revealed insufficient psychometric properties

The Effect of Educating Self-Care Behaviors to Patients With Heart Failure in Hospitals of Zahedan

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