Efficacy of Unsupervised YouTube Dance Exercise for Patients With Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High blood pressure (BP) is linked to unhealthy lifestyles, and its treatment includes medications and exercise therapy. Many previous studies have evaluated the effects of exercise on BP improvement; however, exercise requires securing a location, time, and staff, which can be challenging in clinical settings. The antihypertensive effects of dance exercise for patients with hypertension have already been verified, and it has been found that adherence and dropout rates are better compared to other forms of exercise. If the burden of providing dance instruction is reduced, dance exercise will become a highly useful intervention for hypertension treatment.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the effects of regular exercise therapy using dance videos on the BP o

SUBMITTER: Sakairi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11757983 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature