Religiosity, Biological Markers and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Hypertension

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: RCT. Population: Systemic Arterial Hypertension (n=14). Intervention: Spirituality and Health Workshops (SHW) vs. Standard guidance on healthy habits. Primary outcome: Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) (p=0.038).

Q: What does this research mean for the field?

Spirituality and Health Workshops significantly reduce diastolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension, despite having no significant effect on systolic blood pressure, quality of life, or other biological markers such as CRP and cholesterol. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Daniela da Cunha dos Santos; Gina Andrade Abdala; Maria Dyrce Dias Meira; Douglas Jeferson Menslin; Júlio Cesar Leal Pereira

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v10.i7.2022.4716

August 15, 2022International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAHOpen Access

Religiosity, Biological Markers and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Hypertension

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Why the study?

Adopting a healthy lifestyle positively influences hypertension control, but the effect of Spirituality and Health Workshops required evaluation.

Does an educational intervention based on Spirituality and Health Workshops improve blood pressure, biological markers, and quality of life in patients with hypertension?

Study Design

Type

RCT (n=14)

Randomization

Randomized

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

Does an educational intervention based on Spirituality and Health Workshops improve blood pressure, biological markers, and quality of life in patients with hypertension?

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Population

14 adults over 18 years of age with Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) without comorbidities and under regular medical follow-up, without cognitive impairment. Enrolled in a Family Health Unit in the South Zone of São Paulo, Brazil. Mean age 66 in intervention group (100% female) and 53 in control group (85.7% female).

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Intervention

Spirituality and Health Workshops (SHW) addressing healthy lifestyle topics ('Eight Natural Remedies') and spiritual reflection ('Jacob's Journey'). Consisted of 8 workshops, once a week for 2 hours, over two months.

C

Comparator

Control group received no intervention involving social interaction; they only received guidance on the importance of adopting healthy habits at the time of data collection, and a PDF version of the guidelines at the end of the research.

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Outcome

Blood pressure, biological markers (Cortisol, C-Reactive Protein, total cholesterol), and Health-Related Quality of Life (MINICHAL-BRASIL) and religiosity (Duke-Durel Index)surrogate

Main Result

Absolute Event Rate: 73.29% vs 90.86%

p-value: p=0.038

Limitations

Small sample size which hindered a more robust statistical analysis
Lack of statistical significance between religion and the biological markers analysed (cortisol, CRP, cholesterol)
No way to assess if the benefits were due solely to the workshop and the social interaction promoted during the meetings
Control and intervention groups differed in several variables including age
Small sample size hindering robust statistical analysis
Lack of statistical significance between religion and biological markers
Inability to assess if benefits were due solely to the workshop content or the social interaction promoted during meetings
Control and intervention groups differed in several baseline variables, including age

Implication

An 8-week spirituality and health workshop intervention in hypertensive patients resulted in a significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure compared to control, though the study is heavily limited by a very small sample size.

Abstract

Motivation/Background: the adoption of a healthy lifestyle has a positive influence on the control of hypertension. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effect of Spirituality and Health Workshops on biological markers and Health-Related Quality of Life of hypertensive patients. Method: This is a randomized controlled trial study in which an educational intervention was carried out and the religiosity and Quality of Life indices as well as the blood pressure and, Cortisol, C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and cholesterol were evaluated. Results: The intervention group experienced a lower diastolic pressure (p <0.05). There were no differences between intervention and control groups on systolic blood pressure, quality of life, somatic manifestations, mental state, CRP, and cholesterol levels. Conclusions: It was concluded that the intervention positively influenced the results, at least in one of the biological markers and the quality of life of this group.

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Cite This Study

Santos et al. (2022) conducted an RCT in Systemic Arterial Hypertension (n=14). Spirituality and Health Workshops (SHW) vs. Standard guidance on healthy habits was evaluated on Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) (p=0.038).

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Hypertension management

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Religiosity, Biological Markers and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Hypertension

Study Design

Structured PICO

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Limitations

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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Religiosity, Biological Markers and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Hypertension

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

Limitations

Implication

Abstract

Discussion

Cite This Study

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