Interventions in hypertension: systematic review and meta-analysis of natural and quasi-experiments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is an urgent public health problem. Consistent summary from natural and quasi-experiments employed to evaluate interventions that aim at preventing or controlling hypertension is lacking in the current literature. This study aims to summarize the evidence from natural and quasi-experiments that evaluated interventions used to prevent or control hypertension.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase and Web of Science for natural and quasi-experiments evaluating interventions used to prevent hypertension, improve blood pressure control or reduce blood pressure levels from January 2008 to November 2018. Descriptions of studies and interventions were systematically summarized, and a meta-analysis was conducted.

Results

Thirty studies were identified, an

SUBMITTER: Xia T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9057066 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature