TY  - JOUR
AU  - Debela, Daniel Bekele
AU  - Dhaba, Bokona
AU  - Shumi, Gemechu
AU  - Abagero, Abdulnasir
AU  - Gudina, Gemechu
AU  - Ayana, Yadeta
AU  - Addissie, Adamu
AU  - Deressa, Wakgari
AU  - Scuteri, Angelo
PY  - 2023
TI  - Effect of an Educational Intervention on Lifestyle Modification of Patients With Hypertension at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021
T2  - Preventing Chronic Disease
JO  - Prev Chronic Dis
SP  - E20
VL  - 20
CY  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA.
N2  - A pilot interventional quasi-experimental study without a comparison group was conducted to evaluate the effect of a 3-month educational intervention on clinical measurement changes among 50 patients with hypertension at the Bishoftu General Hospital in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. We measured blood pressure, weight, and total cholesterol at baseline and within a week of postintervention. We found significant decreases in systolic (-12.4 mm Hg; P < .001) and diastolic (-4.6 mm Hg; P < .001) blood pressure, total cholesterol (-34.8 mg/dl; P < .001), and weight (-2.6 kg; P < .001). The educational intervention was found to be effective in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
SN  - 1545-1151
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220235
DO  - 10.5888/pcd20.220235
ER  -