Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) intervention reduces blood pressure among hypertensive African American patients in a neighborhood health care center

Jenice Rankins; Wayne Sampson; Betty Brown; Tihesha Jenkins-Salley

doi:10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60281-9

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) intervention reduces blood pressure among hypertensive African American patients in a neighborhood health care center

J Nutr Educ Behav. 2005 Sep-Oct;37(5):259-64. doi: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60281-9.

Authors

Jenice Rankins¹, Wayne Sampson, Betty Brown, Tihesha Jenkins-Salley

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. jrankins@mailer.fsu.edu

PMID: 16053815
DOI: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60281-9

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to pilot-test DASH-Dinner with Your Nutritionist, a university-neighborhood health care center intervention to promote the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet. Study participants were low-income African American adults (N = 82) with poorly controlled blood pressure. Six groups, each consisting of 12 to 15 participants taking antihypertensive medications, met for 1 to 2 hours per week for 8 weeks. The intervention followed constructs of Social Cognitive Theory and featured dinners based on the DASH diet plan. Blood pressure was significantly lowered (P < .05) among participants who missed no more than 2 of 8 sessions. Extension of the DASH-Dinner model could improve blood pressure control among low-income hypertensive African Americans and reduce health disparities.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Black or African American*
Blood Pressure / drug effects
Diet, Sodium-Restricted*
Female
Humans
Hypertension / diet therapy*
Hypertension / ethnology
Hypertension / prevention & control
Hypertension / psychology
Male
Middle Aged
Nutritional Sciences / education*
Patient Education as Topic
Socioeconomic Factors
Treatment Outcome