Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014
Community-based lifestyle intervention for reducing blood pressure and glucose among middle-aged and older adults in China: a pilot study.
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- Group-delivered interventions for lowering blood pressure in hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of community-based programs on diabetes prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Globalization and health · 2019Pooled it
- Associations of Lifestyle Intervention Effect with Blood Pressure and Physical Activity among Community-Dwelling Older Americans with Hypertension in Southern California.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- A WeChat-Based Self-Management Intervention for Community Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults with Hypertension in Guangzhou, China: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Trial
- Association of a Health Belief Model-Based Digital Health Intervention with Glycolipid Metabolism and Health Behaviors in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Quasi-Experimental Before-After Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2026Article
- The effect of results-based motivating system on metabolic risk factors of non-communicable diseases: A field trial study.PloS one · 2024Article
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- The effect of group logotherapy on spirituality and preoperative anxiety in patients seeking open heart surgery referring to Tehran Heart Center in 2020.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
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- Using community-based participatory research in improving the management of hypertension in communities: A scoping review.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2020Article
- Organisation of primary health care systems in low- and middle-income countries: review of evidence on what works and why in the Asia-Pacific region.BMJ global health · 2019Article
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- Analysis of Blood Glucose Distribution Characteristics and Its Risk Factors among a Health Examination Population in Wuhu (China).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Although evidence suggests that lifestyle interventions can reduce blood pressure (BP) and glucose levels, there is little information about the feasibility of such interventions when implemented in community settings. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a community-based lifestyle intervention on BP and glucose in the middle-aged and older Chinese population. By using a cluster randomisation approach, 474 participants from two communities were assigned to the intervention group which received intensive health education and behavioural intervention, or the control group which received conventional education. Linear mixed models were used to compare between-group differences on change in BP and fasting glucose after 6, 12 and 24 months. At the 12-month follow-up, the intervention group experienced significantly reductions in systolic BP (-4.9 vs. 2.4 mmHg; mean difference [MD] -7.3 mmHg; p < 0.001), diastolic BP (-1.9 vs. 1.9 mmHg; MD -3.8 mmHg; p < 0.001) and fasting glucose (-0.59 vs. 0.08 mmol/L; MD -0.67 mmol/L; p < 0.001). These differences were sustained at the 24-month follow-up. With only two communities, it was not possible to adjust for potential clustering by site. This approach of lifestyle interventions conducted through primary care services may be a potential solution for combating hypertension and diabetes in a resource-limited country context in China.
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