Effect of pharmacist home Visits on weight control in overweight Elderly hypertensive African American patients: managing your blood pressure (My Bp) program

摘要: Objective:The objective was to investigate the effect of a home-based pharmacy intervention on body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of older hypertensive overweight African American (AA) patients.Design:A secondary analysis of data collected in a community-based intervention study.Setting:Community-based.Participants:AA patients,≥ 65 years old, residing independently, with hypertension diagnosis and BMI≥ 25.Interventions:During a 6month period, patients received 1) two in-home pharmacist-led consultations on weight management, 2) bi-weekly telephone counseling, and 3) health education strategies.Main Outcome Measures:BMIs at baseline and 6 months; stages of behavioral change in diet and exercise based on the Transtheoretical Model.Results:At baseline and 6-month follow-up, a total of 153 participants had BMI≥ 25 and received a completed assessment of behavioral stages. Participants’ mean …