Health education interventions for older adults with hypertension: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Autor: Kehu Yang, Xiuxia Li, Zhitong Bing, Guang-Zhuang Jing, Yajing Chen, Bei Pan, Long Ge, Xuemei Han
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Public Health Nursing. 37:461-469
ISSN: 1525-1446
0737-1209
Popis: OBJECTIVE The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of health education intervention for the control of blood pressure (BP) in older adults with hypertension. METHODS Five databases were searched in March 2018 for randomized controlled trials to manage hypertension in older adults by health education. The primary outcomes were changes in systolic and diastolic BP. RevMan5 was used for meta-analysis. RESULTS Seven articles with 1,105 participants were included. In them, 393 (35.56%) older adults participated in health education interventions in the form of courses, and 226 (20.45%), in health education sessions. The meta-analysis suggested an overall reduction in systolic BP after health education courses (SMD, standardized mean difference = 4.80, 95% CI: 7.01-2.59, p
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