Effects of Adapted Mindfulness Training on Interoception and Adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet: The MB-BP Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet lowers blood pressure (BP). However, adherence is typically low. Mindfulness training adapted to improving health behaviors that lower BP could improve DASH adherence, in part through improved interoceptive awareness relevant to dietary consumption. The primary objective of the MB-BP trial was to evaluate effects of the Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP) program on interoceptive awareness. Secondary objectives assessed whether MB-BP impacts DASH adherence, and explored whether interoceptive awareness mediates DASH dietary changes.

Methods

Parallel-group phase 2 randomized clinical trial conducted from June 2017-November 2020 with 6 month

SUBMITTER: Loucks EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10246061 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature