Effect of motivation combined with Paslop exercise program on blood pressure among patients with prehypertension

Abstract

Background: Prehypertension is likely to worsen and develop into high blood pressure (hypertension) and increase the risk several conditions including heart attack, heart failure, stroke. Exercise is an important factor in decreasing blood pressure of prehypertension. Researchers are interested in Paslop exercise because it is easy and fun. Therefore, researchers believed that Paslop exercise should be an appropriate type of exercise for prehypertension.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of motivation combined with Paslop exercise program on blood pressure in persons with prehypertension.

Methods: The objective of this study used a two-groups quasi-experimental with pretest/posttest design. A total 44 patients with prehypertension were recruited from the Outpatient Department, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Both control and experimental groups, 22 subjects each, were matched by age, gender and level of blood pressure. The control group received conventional care while the experimental group attended a eight-weeks motivation combined with Paslop exercise program, which included information, motivation and behavioral skill. The instrument for collecting data was blood pressure. The behavioral exercise questionnaire was used to monitor the manipulation. Its Cronbach’s Alpha Coefficient was 0.95. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and      t - test

Results: The major finding showed that after participating in the motivation combined with Paslop exercise program, the experimental group’s mean systolic BP significantly decreased (P < 0.05). However, no statistically significant differences in mean diastolic blood pressure between pre and post intervention in experimental group. The mean systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in experimental group were also significantly lower than the control group (P < 0.05)

Conclusion: The effect of motivation combined with Paslop exercise was effective in decreasing blood pressure in persons with prehypertension.