Physical Activity Counseling for Adults with Hypertension

A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

Bibliographic Data

ID15500396
AuthorsAltieres Elias de Sousa (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Altieres E Sousa Junior (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Geovani Araújo Dantas Macêdo (0000-0002-1160-0541, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Daniel Schwade (0000-0002-7934-8901, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Júlio Sócrates (0000-0003-4622-2146, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), José Wifison Alves (0000-0002-7104-4524, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Luiz Fernando Farias-Junior (0000-0003-4546-3079, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Yuri Alberto Freire (0000-0001-8434-8888, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Telma Maria Araújo Moura Lemos (0000-0001-7118-2145, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Rodrigo Alberto Vieira Browne (0000-0003-3005-247X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte), Eduardo Caldas Costa (0000-0003-2807-7109, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume17
Issue17
Pages6076-6076
Publication date2020-08-21
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph17176076
PMID32825535
OpenAlexW3073812222
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited43

The effect of physical activity counseling (PAC) in hypertensive adults is unclear. This study investigated the effect of PAC on blood pressure (BP), physical activity level, sitting time, metabolic profile, and body composition in hypertensive adults. Twenty-two hypertensive adults (48.8 ± 7.3 years) participated in this pilot trial. The 12-week PAC was based on the 5 A's model considering the FITT principle (Frequency, Intensity, Time, and Type) of physical activity. The control group received instructions about FITT in one face-to-face meeting at baseline. Pedometer-measured physical activity, sitting time, resting and ambulatory BP, metabolic profile (cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting glucose), and body composition (fat mass, abdominal fat, fat free mass) were assessed. The PAC group showed higher steps per day (5839 ± 992 vs. 5028 ± 902; p = 0.044) and a trend for lower sitting time (5.6 ± 1.3 vs. 8.0 ± 4.0 h/day; p = 0.059) than the control group. No changes were observed in BP, metabolic profile, and body composition ( p > 0.05). In conclusion, 12 weeks of a PAC program based on the 5 A's model resulted in a modest increase of ~800 steps per day and a trend to decrease ~2 h/day in sitting time, but there were no associated reduction in BP and improvements in metabolic and body composition

Physical activity · Physical therapy · Randomized controlled trial · Cardiac Health and Mental Health · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Medicine · Physical Activity and Health · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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