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European guidelines on lifestyle changes for management of hypertension : Awareness and implementation of recommendations among German and European physicians.
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- The effect of alcohol dose on the development of hypertension in Asian and Western men: systematic review and meta-analysis.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2020Pooled it
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- Factors associated with alcohol screening and brief interventions: a cross-sectional study of cardiology clinicians in Sweden.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Brisk Walking Exercise Has Benefits of Lowering Blood Pressure in Hypertension Sufferers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
- Underuse of lifestyle recommendations in hypertension management in France: The Esteban study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
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- Lifestyle modification and hypertension: prescription patterns of Nigerian general practitioners.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Mobile Apps for Blood Pressure Monitoring: Systematic Search in App Stores and Content Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the 2013 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension, six lifestyle changes for treatment are recommended for the first time with class I, level of evidence A. We initiated a survey among physicians to explore their awareness and consideration of lifestyle changes in hypertension management.
methodsThe survey included questions regarding demographics as well as awareness and implementation of the recommended lifestyle changes. It was conducted at two German and two European scientific meetings in 2015.
resultsIn all, 1064 (37.4% female) physicians participated (806 at the European and 258 at the German meetings). Of the six recommended lifestyle changes, self-reported awareness was highest for regular exercise (85.8%) followed by reduction of weight (66.2%). The least frequently self-reported lifestyle changes were the advice to quit smoking (47.3%) and moderation of alcohol consumption (36.3%). Similar frequencies were observed for the lifestyle changes implemented by physicians in their care of patients.
conclusionA close correlation between awareness of guideline recommendations and their implementation into clinical management was observed. European physicians place a stronger emphasis on regular exercise and weight reduction than on the other recommended lifestyle changes. Moderation of alcohol consumption is the least emphasized lifestyle change.
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