Raja Ram Dhungana, Zeljko Pedisic, Suira Joshi, Mahesh Kumar Khanal, Om Prakash Kalauni, Anu Shakya, Vijay Bhurtel, Savyata Panthi, K C Ramesh Kumar, Binod Ghimire, Achyut Raj Pandey, Bihungum Bista, Shiva Ram Khatiwoda, Craig Steven McLachlan, Dinesh Neupane, Maximilian de Courten
BACKGROUND: Hypertension control remains a major challenge globally. A recent systematic review suggested that yoga has beneficial effects on reducing blood pressure. However, the role of yoga in hypertension management in primary health care has received little attention, and no studies have evaluated the impact of a yoga program fully delivered by health care staff on hypertension. This study, therefore, assessed the effects of a health worker-led yoga intervention on blood pressure reduction among hypertensives patients in the primary care setting...
March 20, 2021: BMC Public Health