Efficacy of a multicomponent program (patient-centered assessment and counseling for exercise plus nutrition [PACE+ Japan]) for lifestyle modification in patients with essential hypertension.

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With conventional lifestyle modification programs, it can be difficult for hypertensive individuals to modify their lifestyles and maintain the changes. We assessed whether a multicomponent program (patient-centered assessment and counseling for exercise plus nutrition [PACE+ Japan]) based on behavior theory and social cognitive theory would be effective for treating patients with essential hypertension. We examined 57 outpatients aged 62+/-10 years with essential hypertension irrespective of antihypertensive drug treatment. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: 1) a PACE+ Japan follow-up group (n =18), who were given an action-plan sheet and systemic health counseling by a physician and counselor every 4 weeks for 24 weeks, and 2) a PACE+ Japan-only group (n =20), who were given an action-plan sheet but did not receive counseling. An age- and sex-matched control group (n =19) was also selected. The decrease in systolic blood pressure (SBP) (Delta SBP=SBP at 24 weeks minus that at 0 weeks) in the PACE+ Japan follow-up group was significantly greater than that in the control group. In addition, the Delta percentage of Fat (%Fat) and Delta urinary sodium extraction (U-Na) in the PACE+ Japan follow-up group were significantly greater than those in the control group. With regard to changes in total energy expenditure, exercise energy expenditure and total energy intake between 0 weeks and 24 weeks, significant improvements were observed for the PACE+ Japan follow-up group. Delta U-Na was determined to significantly predict Delta SBP as assessed by stepwise selection. In addition, the partial correlation coefficient of Delta SBP with Delta U-Na was 0.361 (p =0.011) as assessed by a multiple regression analysis. Therefore, PACE+ Japan follow-up counseling was associated with a reduction in SBP, which in turn was associated with reduction in U-Na. This new program may be effective for reducing blood pressure in hypertensives.

Author information

Author/s: Miura, Shin-ichiro (S); Yamaguchi, Yukio (Y); Urata, Hidenori (H); Himeshima, Yuki (Y); Otsuka, Noriko (N); Tomita, Sayo (S); Yamatsu, Kouji (K); Nishida, Satoshi (S); Saku, Keijiro (K);

Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan. miuras(-atsign-)cis.fukuoka-u.ac.jp

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal: Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension (Hypertens Res), published in Japan. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2004-Nov; vol 27 (issue 11) : pp 859-64

Dates: Created 2005/04/12; Completed 2005/07/15; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 15824468, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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