Educational effectiveness of salt reduction guidance focusing on self-care agency of people with hypertension in annual health check-ups at workplaces

JRCT ID: jRCT1050220040

Registered date:09/06/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Systolic blood pressure higher than 130 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure higher than 80 mmHg
• Date of first enrollment: 09/06/2022
• Target sample size: 35
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): The first health guidance will be conducted using a radar chart created from the results of the SCAQ-30 pre-health guidance questionnaire to visualize the subject's self-care agency. The first health guidance will cover the condition of hypertension, the bad effects of hypertension on the body, and the mechanism of salt intake on the increase in blood pressure Explanation. With reference to the subject's self-care ability, show the subject how to reduce salt intake according to his/her life, think together about the efforts the subject can make, and share the contents of the guidance. Follow up by e-mail or phone call one month and two months after the health guidance.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: The "Salt Check Sheet "created by Tsuchihashi (2020) is used as the main evaluation item for salt intake;it consists of 13 items and scores 0~3 points according to the items, and the total score is evaluated on a 4-point scale. Higher scores indicate higher salt intake. Permission for the questionnaire was obtained from the creator.
• Secondary Outcome: Items related to dietary awareness and lifestyle habits

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: <= 65age old
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: Persons with systolic blood pressure of 130 mmHg or higher or diastolic blood pressure of 80 mmHg or higher, regardless of whether or not they are taking antihypertensive medication, at the regular health checkup in the 2021 fiscal year.

Exclude criteria

(1) Persons whose doctor has determined that it is difficult to conduct the survey due to an illness for which
they are undergoing treatment
(2) Persons who have undergone medical examinations but are on leave at the time of the survey
(3) Others whom the principal investigator deems inappropriate as research subjects.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Ueno Masae