TY - JOUR AU - Debela, Daniel Bekele AU - Dhaba, Bokona AU - Shumi, Gemechu AU - Abagero, Abdulnasir AU - Gudina, Gemechu AU - Ayana, Yadeta AU - Addissie, Adamu AU - Deressa, Wakgari AU - Scuteri, Angelo PY - 2023 TI - Effect of an Educational Intervention on Lifestyle Modification of Patients With Hypertension at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021 T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E20 VL - 20 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - A pilot interventional quasi-experimental study without a comparison group was conducted to evaluate the effect of a 3-month educational intervention on clinical measurement changes among 50 patients with hypertension at the Bishoftu General Hospital in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. We measured blood pressure, weight, and total cholesterol at baseline and within a week of postintervention. We found significant decreases in systolic (-12.4 mm Hg; P < .001) and diastolic (-4.6 mm Hg; P < .001) blood pressure, total cholesterol (-34.8 mg/dl; P < .001), and weight (-2.6 kg; P < .001). The educational intervention was found to be effective in reducing risk factors for cardiovascular disease. SN - 1545-1151 UR - https://doi.org/10.5888/pcd20.220235 DO - 10.5888/pcd20.220235 ER -