Why the study?
Does the KM2H2 behavioral intervention reduce the incidence of heart attack and stroke in senior hypertensive patients?
Population
450 senior patients diagnosed with hypertension enrolled in the Community-Based Hypertension Control Program…
Comparison
Keep Moving toward Healthy Heart and Healthy… vs Standard CBHCP care only.
Design
RCT, Cluster randomized by center
Follow-up
6 months post-intervention
Authors
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Supports KM2H2 to lower short-term heart attack and stroke risk in senior hypertensives; extends RCT evidence for behavioral interventions in hypertension.
Does the KM2H2 behavioral intervention reduce the incidence of heart attack and stroke in senior hypertensive patients?
A community-based behavioral intervention promoting physical activity significantly reduced the short-term incidence of heart attacks and strokes among senior hypertensive patients.
Gong et al. (2015) studied this question.
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