A Health Belief Model-based educational intervention for mothers significantly reduced family salt consumption (urine sodium reduced by 35 mEq/l) and blood pressure compared to the control group.
RCT (n=200)
multistage random sampling
Yes
Does a Health Belief Model-based educational intervention reduce salt consumption and blood pressure in rural hypertensive patients and their families?
A family-focused educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model significantly reduces salt consumption and blood pressure in rural hypertensive patients.
Purpose: Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. This study aimed to evaluate an intervention based on the Health Belief Model regarding the whole family's salt consumption and blood pressure among hypertensive patients in rural areas in Iran. Methods: = 100 in each group) were selected via multistage random sampling. The intervention included a two-day workshop on blood pressure and reducing salt consumption based on HBM structures for health personnel and an eight-session workshop on how to reduce salt intake and blood pressure for mothers who were responsible for the families' diets. Participants completed the questionnaires before and immediately after the intervention. Results: Compared to the control group, in the intervention group, a significant reduction was observed in salt consumption by the families (urine sodium and creatinine reduced by 35 mEq/l and 7.5 mg/dL, respectively). The results also revealed a significant decrease in blood pressure in the intervention group. Conclusion: The results showed that the mothers' model-based education could effectively improve the diet of the whole family members and, as a result, reduce the associated diseases. The main advantage of this study was the involvement of the rural health personnel, which helped run longer and larger-scale health-promotion programs in the communities.
Noroozi et al. (Wed,) conducted a rct in Hypertension (n=200). Health Belief Model-based education vs. Control group was evaluated on Salt consumption (urine sodium and creatinine) and blood pressure. A Health Belief Model-based educational intervention for mothers significantly reduced family salt consumption (urine sodium reduced by 35 mEq/l) and blood pressure compared to the control group.