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PREMIER--a trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control: intervention design and rationale.

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Funk, KL; Elmer, PJ; Stevens, VJ; Harsha, DW; Craddick, SR; Lin, P-H; Young, DR; Champagne, CM; Brantley, PJ; McCarron, PB; Simons-Morton, DG ...
Published in: Health Promot Pract
July 2008

Interventions encouraging adoption of healthy diets and increased physical activity are needed to achieve national goals for preventing and treating hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. PREMIER was a multicenter clinical trial testing the effects of two lifestyle interventions on blood pressure control, compared with advice only. Both interventions implemented established national guidelines for blood pressure control (weight loss, reduced sodium and alcohol intake, and increased physical activity), and one intervention also included the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Both interventions focused on behavioral self-management, motivational enhancement, and personalized feedback. This article describes the design and evaluation approaches for these interventions. Evaluation of multicomponent lifestyle change interventions can help us understand the benefits and difficulties of making multiple lifestyle changes concurrently and the effects such changes can have on blood pressure, particularly in minorities at higher risk for hypertension.

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Health Promot Pract

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1524-8399

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

9

Issue

3

Start / End Page

271 / 280

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Motor Activity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Female
 

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Funk, K. L., Elmer, P. J., Stevens, V. J., Harsha, D. W., Craddick, S. R., Lin, P.-H., … Appel, L. J. (2008). PREMIER--a trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control: intervention design and rationale. Health Promot Pract, 9(3), 271–280. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839906289035
Funk, Kristine L., Patricia J. Elmer, Victor J. Stevens, David W. Harsha, Shirley R. Craddick, Pao-Hwa Lin, Deborah Rohm Young, et al. “PREMIER--a trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control: intervention design and rationale.Health Promot Pract 9, no. 3 (July 2008): 271–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839906289035.
Funk KL, Elmer PJ, Stevens VJ, Harsha DW, Craddick SR, Lin P-H, et al. PREMIER--a trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control: intervention design and rationale. Health Promot Pract. 2008 Jul;9(3):271–80.
Funk, Kristine L., et al. “PREMIER--a trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control: intervention design and rationale.Health Promot Pract, vol. 9, no. 3, July 2008, pp. 271–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1524839906289035.
Funk KL, Elmer PJ, Stevens VJ, Harsha DW, Craddick SR, Lin P-H, Young DR, Champagne CM, Brantley PJ, McCarron PB, Simons-Morton DG, Appel LJ. PREMIER--a trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control: intervention design and rationale. Health Promot Pract. 2008 Jul;9(3):271–280.
Journal cover image

Published In

Health Promot Pract

DOI

ISSN

1524-8399

Publication Date

July 2008

Volume

9

Issue

3

Start / End Page

271 / 280

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • White People
  • Risk Reduction Behavior
  • Motor Activity
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Female