Non Pharmacological Intervention

Question: What another kind of non-pharmacological interventions have you implemented in your clinical setting to decrease hypertension?

Hi Smitha,

Very good question. In my clinical setting which is acute care/outpatient cardiac rehabilitation, patient education is the key to unlocking the non-pharmacologic strategies to reduce hypertension. As Babaee Beigi et al. (2014, p. 97) acknowledge that educational teaching has noteworthy acceptable effects on lifestyle alteration and blood pressure management. I regularly ask my patients concerning the dietary modification they have made since being diagnosed with high blood pressure. For the most part, my patients will say "to limit the salt intake," Unfortunately, some of these individuals don't