Nurses- Led Interventions: Effect of Alkaline-Based Diet on Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile and Weight among Patients with Hypertension

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Assistant Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University, Egypt.

2 Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Home Economics, Menoufia University, Egypt

3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt

Abstract

Nurses are qualified to provide effective nursing interventions in management of hypertensive
patients and lower risk of cardiovascular disease; nurses-led interventions for hypertensive patients
are measuring and monitoring blood pressure (BP); educate patients about importance of
performing physical exercises, and select healthy diet as alkaline based diet. Eating more alkaline
diet has many advantages as lowering blood pressure, lipid profile as cholesterol so improving
cardiovascular health, moreover reducing body weight. The aim of the study: to examine the
effect nurses- led interventions as intake alkaline-based diet on blood pressure, lipid profile and
weight among patients with hypertension. Design: Quasi Experimental design. Setting: Medical
outpatient clinic of Menoufia University Hospital, Egypt. Subject: Purposive samples of 100
hypertensive patients, they fulfill the inclusion criteria, 50 patients in each group (study and
control). Tools: Three tools used to collect the current data; as follows: The tool (I): Interview
questionnaire; Tool (II): Questionnaire for Alkaline – Based Diet. Tool (III): Physiological
measurement. Results: the present results documented that; a highly significant difference was
found between the two groups post intervention in relation to knowledge levels; blood pressure of
the study group was lower than those of the control group after following the alkaline diet and
water; also highly statistically significant differences were found between study and control groups
at all measurements during post intervention in weight and all lipid profile variables except at the 3rd
measurement. Conclusion: consumption of alkaline diet and water had a good effect in reducing
arterial blood pressure, body weight and blood lipids. Recommendation: replicate the study on
large sample and establishing periodical alkaline diet programs with planned meals for
hypertension, overweight and high blood lipids patients with continuous follow up.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 4
December 2021
Pages 1-14

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