Cardiovascular and anthropometric analysis of intervention with technological support in hypertensives: a randomized clinical trial

• Autor(a) principal: Saraiva, Layane Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Gomes, Jorge Luiz de Brito, Araujo, Izabelle Silva de, Santos, Geovani Alves dos, Siqueira, Alisson Amorim, Moraes, José Fernando Vila Nova de, Carvalho, Ferdinando Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/7768
• topic: Blood pressure; Cell phones; Exercises; Hypertension; Nutritional recommendations; Exercício; Hipertensão; Pressão arterial; Recomendações nutricionais; Telefone celular; Recomendações Nutricionais; Exercício; Hipertensão

This study compared the effect of interventions with different technological stimuli on cardiovascular and anthropometric variables of hypertensives. 23 hypertensive adults were randomized into three groups: standard intervention group – with no follow-up; telephone group – with follow-up by phone calls; application group – with follow-up by WhatsApp messages. The variables were evaluated before and after a period of 12 weeks. There was no significant difference between the groups with and without professional follow-up, and the same applied to the types of follow-up with different technological stimuli. However, there was a significant reduction of systolic blood pressure (p = 0,040), heart rate (p = 0,010) and waist circumference (p = 0,039) of the hypertensives from the standard intervention group, as well as a behavior change effect. The intervention had influence on the volunteers’ behavior change. They became more physically active and improved their eating habits. Yet, there was no difference in the cardiovascular and anthropometric responses among the groups.