Why the study?
Despite available antihypertensive medications, blood pressure control remains low, and studies evaluating the effect of lifestyle counselling on blood pressure control are scant in Nigeria.
Does lifestyle counselling improve behavioural changes and reduce mean arterial pressure in adult hypertensive patients?
Comparison
Lifestyle counselling vs control
Design
Randomised trial
Authors
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Supports integrating lifestyle counselling into hypertension care; confirms non-pharmacological interventions as foundational in RCTs.
Does lifestyle counselling improve behavioural changes and reduce mean arterial pressure in adult hypertensive patients?
Lifestyle counselling significantly improves health behaviours and reduces mean arterial pressure in adult hypertensive patients, reinforcing the importance of non-pharmacological interventions.
Ayodapo et al. (2019) studied this question.
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