Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology of Cerebrovascular Disease : Stroke Epidemic in Japan
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Why the study?
Does a community-based hypertension control program reduce stroke incidence in the Japanese population?
Population
Japanese community residents (intervention community n=3,219; reference community n=1,468, aged 30 and over)
Comparison
Community-based hypertension control program vs Reference community without the intensive…
Design
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Follow-up
Between 1964-1969 and 1982-1987
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Implication
May support community hypertension programs for stroke prevention; leaves open generalizability and causality.
Structured PICO
Does a community-based hypertension control program reduce stroke incidence in the Japanese population?
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Population
Japanese community residents (intervention community n=3,219; reference community n=1,468, aged 30 and over)
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Intervention
Community-based hypertension control program (systematic blood pressure screening, referral for treatment, health education, dietary improvement, and media-disseminated education)
C
Comparator
Reference community without the intensive hypertension control program
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Outcome
Stroke incidencehard clinical
A community-based hypertension control program including systematic screening, treatment referral, and health education significantly reduced stroke incidence in a Japanese population.
Cite This Study
Shimamoto et al. (1996) studied this question.
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