Why the study?
Hypertension is common in the elderly, and the study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-management educational program on blood pressure and other cardiometabolic risk factors in this population.
Does a 6-month self-management education program improve blood pressure and cardiometabolic risk factors in hypertensive elderly patients?
Population
227 eligible hypertensive elderly patients from three primary health care centers in Tabriz, Iran
Comparison
12 sessions of self-management education intervention assessed before vs at the end of the intervention
Design
Interventional trial
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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May support self-management education for SBP and cardiometabolic gains in elderly hypertensives; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Does a 6-month self-management education program improve blood pressure and cardiometabolic risk factors in hypertensive elderly patients?
A 6-month self-management education program significantly improved systolic blood pressure, weight, and metabolic parameters in elderly hypertensive patients.
Foroumandi et al. (2022) studied this question.
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