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April 8, 2013Health Education Journal

The effects of health education on patients with hypertension in China: A meta-analysis

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Why the study?

Does health education reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension in China?

Population

Patients with hypertension in China (14 studies included in meta-analysis)

Design

Meta-analysis

Authors

LXLJ XuCentral South UniversityQMQingxin MengQiqihar UniversitySHSW HeCentral South University

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Implication

Supports routine health education in Chinese hypertension care; confirms BP-lowering efficacy in Level 1 meta-analysis.

Structured PICO

Does health education reduce systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension in China?

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Population
Patients with hypertension in China (14 studies included in meta-analysis)
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Intervention
Health education
O
Outcome
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)surrogate

Health education significantly lowers systolic and diastolic blood pressure in Chinese patients with hypertension, with short-term interventions appearing particularly effective.

Cite This Study

Xu et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a813dcf46b10f090ba8ad94https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912471033
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