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SUBMITTER: Reed SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2901769 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Reed Shelby D SD Li Yanhong Y Oddone Eugene Z EZ Neary Alice M AM Orr Melinda M MM Grubber Janet M JM Graham Felicia L FL Olsen Maren K MK Svetkey Laura P LP Dolor Rowena J RJ Powers Benjamin J BJ Adams Martha B MB Bosworth Hayden B HB
American journal of hypertension 20091119 2
<h4>Background</h4>The Take Control of Your Blood Pressure trial evaluated the effect of a multicomponent telephonic behavioral lifestyle intervention, patient self-monitoring, and both interventions combined compared with usual care on reducing systolic blood pressure during 24 months. The combined intervention led to a significant reduction in systolic blood pressure compared with usual care alone. We examined direct and patient time costs associated with each intervention.<h4>Methods</h4>We c ...[more]