Structured Lifestyle Modification Interventions Involving Frontline Health Workers for Population-Level Blood Pressure Reduction: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in India (DISHA Study).

ABSTRACT: Background Population-wide reduction in mean blood pressure is proposed as a key strategy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. We evaluated the effectiveness of a task-sharing strategy involving frontline health workers in the primary prevention of elevated blood pressure. Methods and Results We conducted DISHA (Diet and lifestyle Interventions for Hypertension Risk reduction through Anganwadi Workers and Accredited Social Health Activists) study, a cluster randomized controlled trial involving 12 villages each from 4 states in India. Frontline health workers delivered a custom-made and structured lifestyle modification intervention in the selected villages. A baseline survey was conducted in 23 and 24 clusters in the control (n=6663) and intervention (n=7150) groups, respecti

SUBMITTER: Kondal D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature