ArticleHigh blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension2016
Long Term Home-Based Exercise is Effective to Reduce Blood Pressure in Low Income Brazilian Hypertensive Patients: A Controlled Trial.
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- Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Reducing Blood Pressure in Adults With Prehypertension to Established Hypertension.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Pooled it
- Physical Activity Counseling for Adults with Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- The effect of physical activity intervention on blood pressure in 18 low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Clinical hypertension · 2024Article
- Are home-based exercises effective to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive adults? A systematic review.Clinical hypertension · 2022Review
- The Effects of Active Video Game Exercise Based on Self-Determination Theory on Physical Fitness and Cognitive Function in Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Compliance of Static Stretching and the Effect on Blood Pressure and Arteriosclerosis Index in Hypertensive Patients.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
- The Contribution of Exercise in Telemedicine Monitoring in Reducing the Modifiable Factors of Hypertension-A Multidisciplinary Approach.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Review
- Association between Exercise and Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Residents: A Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Stress and Physical Inactivity: Two Explosive Ingredients for the Heart in COVID-19 Pandemic Times.Current cardiology reviews · 2021Article
- Social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic can increase physical inactivity and the global burden of cardiovascular disease.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2020Article
- Interventions targeting hypertension and diabetes mellitus at community and primary healthcare level in low- and middle-income countries:a scoping review.BMC public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
introductionHome-based exercise programs may increase adherence to physical activity among groups with poor access to exercise facilities. However, their effectiveness to lower blood pressure of hypertensive patients remains undefined.
aimsThis controlled clinical trial investigated the influence of a home-based exercise program upon blood pressure, blood metabolic profile, and physical fitness in a Brazilian cohort of low income patients diagnosed with hypertension.
methodsTwenty-nine patients (22 women, age: 53 ± 11 years) underwent 16 months of home-based exercise, including 30 min of moderate intensity walking and stretching exercises. Fourteen patients (9 women, age: 48 ± 5 years) composed a non-exercise control group. Primary outcomes were assessed each two months.
resultsBody mass (3.6 ± 0.2 kg; P = 0.03) and sum of skinfolds (3.0 ± 1.2 cm; P = 0.04) increased in controls vs. baseline. Mean compliance to home-based exercise was 83 ± 7 %, which induced significant improvements from baseline vs. controls in body mass (-5.4 ± 2.0 kg; P = 0.04), body fat (-4.7 ± 0.3 %; P = 0.03), waist circumference (-6.1 ± 1.2 cm; P = 0.03), sum of skinfolds (-14.8 ± 3.7; P = 0.02); aerobic efficiency reflected by slopes of relationships between heart rate and workload (-0.05 ± 0.01; P = 0.05), trunk flexibility (7.8 ± 1.7 cm; P = 0.02), HDL (1.8 ± 0.9 mg/dL; P = 0.04), triglycerides (-12.3 ± 1.0 mg/dL; P = 0.03), and glucose (-6.9 ± 2.9 mg/dL; P = 0.05). Systolic and diastolic BP decreased until the sixth month of intervention vs. baseline and controls, remaining stable at lower levels thereafter (systolic blood pressure: -4.5 ± 0.3 mmHg; P = 0.03; diastolic blood pressure: -2.5 ± 0.6 mmHg; P = 0.05).
conclusionsLow income hypertensive patients complied with a long-term home-based exercise program, which was effective for improving their functional capacity, blood metabolic profile, and blood pressure.
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