Key result
Community-based health education strategies, healthy lifestyle practices, and effective drugs are recommended to mitigate the overall burden of hypertension.
Why the study?
Do community-based health care services and lifestyle modifications mitigate the burden of hypertension?
Population
Individuals with or at risk for hypertension
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports community-based hypertension strategies in practice; leaves open need for RCTs to confirm effectiveness.
Do community-based health care services and lifestyle modifications mitigate the burden of hypertension?
A multi-pronged, community-based approach including health education, lifestyle modifications, and effective medications is necessary to combat the global burden of hypertension.
Shrivastava et al. (2014) conducted a review in Hypertension. Community-based health education strategies and lifestyle modifications was evaluated. Community-based health education strategies, healthy lifestyle practices, and effective drugs are recommended to mitigate the overall burden of hypertension.
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