Why the study?
Does a combination of Motivational Interviewing and Physical Activity on Prescription increase leisure exercise time in patients with mild to moderate hypertension?
Population
31 patients with mild to moderate hypertension in Sweden
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
15 months
Authors
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May support motivational interviewing plus activity prescription to raise exercise in mild hypertension; leaves open confirmation in randomized trials.
Does a combination of Motivational Interviewing and Physical Activity on Prescription increase leisure exercise time in patients with mild to moderate hypertension?
A combination of motivational interviewing and physical activity on prescription significantly increases leisure exercise time and improves cardiovascular risk factors in patients with mild to moderate hypertension.
Sjöling et al. (2011) studied this question.
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