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Vay-Demouy J, Lelong H, Neudorff P, Gabet A, Grave C, Blacher J, Olié V. Underuse of lifestyle recommendations in hypertension management in France: The Esteban study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022; 24:1266-1275. [PMID: 36177966 PMCID: PMC9581092 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lifestyle recommendations are first‐line elements in the management of arterial hypertension. This cross‐sectional study aimed to analyze the level to which lifestyle recommendations are used in hypertension management in France, using data from the Esteban study, which was implemented by Santé Publique France, France's public health agency, from 2014 to 2016 on a representative sample of the French population. The study sample comprised 440 adult Esteban participants who were aware they had hypertension and were aged 18–74 years old. The main outcomes were the proportion of participants who received lifestyle recommendations in their hypertension management plan, and the proportion of recommendations according to the three following dimensions: physical activity, weight loss, and changes in diet. Over half (57.0%) of the 440 participants declared they did not receive lifestyle recommendations as part of their hypertension management plan in the year preceding the study. Of these, 39.0% did not receive pharmacological treatment either. Physical activity was recommended to 31.8% of sedentary participants and weight loss to 26.8% of participants with overweight or obesity. One‐fifth of the study sample (20.1%) received dietary recommendations. Of these, 69% and 10.7% were advised to limit their salt and alcohol intake, respectively. Lifestyle interventions are too rarely recommended in hypertension management plans in France. Adherence to lifestyle recommendations needs in‐depth discussion not only at the time of diagnosis but also throughout follow‐up.
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- Juliette Vay-Demouy
- Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris University, Paris, France
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- Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris University, Paris, France
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- Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris University, Paris, France
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- French Public Health Agency, Saint-Maurice, France
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- Diagnosis and Therapeutic Center, Hôtel-Dieu University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris University, Paris, France
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- French Public Health Agency, Saint-Maurice, France
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Kastaun S, Garnett C, Wilm S, Kotz D. Prevalence and characteristics of hazardous and harmful drinkers receiving general practitioners' brief advice on and support with alcohol consumption in Germany: results of a population survey. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e064268. [PMID: 36167398 PMCID: PMC9516087 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The German treatment guideline on alcohol-related disorders recommends that general practitioners (GPs) offer brief advice on, and support with, reducing alcohol consumption to hazardous (at risk for health events) and harmful (exhibit health events) drinking patients. We aimed to estimate the implementation of this recommendation using general population data. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of data (2021/2022) of a nationwide, population-based household survey. SETTING Germany. PARTICIPANTS Population-based sample of 2247 adult respondents who reported hazardous or harmful drinking according to the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C; score women: 4-12 and men: 5-12). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Ever receipt of 'brief GP advice on, or support with, reducing alcohol consumption'. Differences in the likelihood of ever receiving advice and/or support (yes/no) relative to respondents' sociodemographic, smoking and alcohol consumption characteristics were estimated using logistic regressions. RESULTS Ever receipt of GP advice on/support with reducing drinking was reported among 6.3% (95% CI=5.3% to 7.4%), and the offer of support among 1.5% (95% CI=1.1% to 2.1%) of the hazardous and harmful drinking respondents. The likelihood of having ever received advice/support was positively associated with being older (OR=1.03 per year, 95% CI=1.01 to 1.04), a current or former (vs never) smoker (OR=2.36, 95% CI=1.46 to 3.80; OR=2.17, 95% CI=1.23 to 3.81) and with increasing alcohol consumption (OR=1.76 per score, 95% CI=1.59 to 1.95). One in two harmful drinking respondents (AUDIT-C score 10-12) reported appropriate advice/support. The likelihood was negatively associated with being woman (eg, OR=0.32, 95% CI=0.21 to 0.48), having a medium or high (vs low) education and with increasing household income. CONCLUSIONS A small proportion of hazardous and harmful drinking people in Germany report having ever received GP advice on, or support with, reducing alcohol consumption. The implementation of advice/support seems to be linked to specific socio-demographic characteristics, tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption level. Health policy measures should aim to increase alcohol screening, brief intervention rates and awareness for at-risk populations in primary care. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER DRKS00011322, DRKS00017157.
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- Sabrina Kastaun
- Institute of General Practice, Patient-Physician Communication Research Unit, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Institute of General Practice, Addiction Research and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
- SPECTRUM Consortium, London, UK
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- Institute of General Practice, Patient-Physician Communication Research Unit, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of General Practice, Addiction Research and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Health and Society, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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Stătescu C, Clement A, Șerban IL, Sascău R. Consensus and Controversy in the Debate over the Biphasic Impact of Alcohol Consumption on the Cardiovascular System. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13041076. [PMID: 33806249 PMCID: PMC8066508 DOI: 10.3390/nu13041076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In the past few decades, research has focused on the importance of addressing modifiable risk factors as a means of lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which represents the worldwide leading cause of death. For quite a long time, it has been considered that ethanol intake has a biphasic impact on the cardiovascular system, mainly depending on the drinking pattern, amount of consumption, and type of alcoholic beverage. Multiple case-control studies and meta-analyses reported the existence of a "U-type" or "J-shaped" relationship between alcohol and CVD, as well as mortality, indicating that low to moderate alcohol consumption decreases the number of adverse cardiovascular events and deaths compared to abstinence, while excessive alcohol use has unquestionably deleterious effects on the circulatory system. However, beginning in the early 2000s, the cardioprotective effects of low doses of alcohol were abnegated by the results of large epidemiological studies. Therefore, this narrative review aims to reiterate the association of alcohol use with cardiac arrhythmias, dilated cardiomyopathy, arterial hypertension, atherosclerotic vascular disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus, highlighting literature disagreements over the risk and benefits of low to moderate drinking on the cardiovascular system.
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- Cristian Stătescu
- Internal Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania; (C.S.); (R.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I.M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I.M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +40-0232-211834
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- Internal Medicine Department, “Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 700503 Iași, Romania; (C.S.); (R.S.)
- Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Diseases Institute “Prof. Dr. George I.M. Georgescu”, 700503 Iași, Romania
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van de Luitgaarden IAT, Schrieks IC, De Bacquer D, van Oort S, Mirrakhimov EM, Pogosova N, Davletov K, Dolzhenko M, van Ballegooijen AJ, Kotseva K, Grobbee DE, Beulens JWJ. Alcohol consumption patterns across Europe and adherence to the European guidelines in coronary patients: Findings from the ESC-EORP EUROASPIRE V survey. Atherosclerosis 2020; 313:35-42. [PMID: 33011551 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Alcohol consumption is an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. The highest levels of alcohol consumption are observed in Europe, where alcohol as contributing cause of coronary heart disease (CHD) is also most significant. We aimed to describe alcohol consumption patterns across European regions and adherence to the current guidelines in patients with a recent CHD event. METHODS The ESC-EORP survey (EUROASPIRE V) has been conducted in 2016-2017 at 131 centers in 27 European countries in 7350 patients with a recent CHD. Median alcohol consumption, as well as the proportion of abstainers and excessive drinkers (i.e. >70 g/week for women and >140 for men, as recommended by the European guidelines on cardiovascular prevention), was calculated for each region. To assess adherence to guidelines, proportions of participants who were advised to reduce excessive alcohol consumption and participants who were incorrectly not advised were calculated per region. RESULTS Mean age was 64 years (SD: 9.5), 75% were male. Abstention rates were 53% in males and 77% in females, whereas excessive drinking was reported by 9% and 5% of them, respectively. Overall, 57% of the participants were advised to reduce alcohol consumption. In the total population, 3% were incorrectly not advised, however, this percentage differed per region (range: 1%-9%). In regions where alcohol consumption was highest, participants were less often advised to reduce their consumption. CONCLUSION In this EUROASPIRE V survey, the majority of CHD patients adhere to the current drinking guidelines, but substantial heterogeneity exists between European regions.
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- Inge A T van de Luitgaarden
- Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Julius Clinical, Zeist, the Netherlands.
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- Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Julius Clinical, Zeist, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VUmc, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Federal State Budget Organization, National Medical Research Centre of Cardiology of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Health Research Institute, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan
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- Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kiev, Ukraine
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VUmc, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VUmc, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland; Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Julius Clinical, Zeist, the Netherlands
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- Julius Global Health, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location VUmc, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Research Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Omoronyia O, Ayuk A, Nwafor K, Legogie A. Hypertensive patients' knowledge of cardiovascular disease in Calabar, Nigeria. J Egypt Public Health Assoc 2020; 95:16. [PMID: 32813101 PMCID: PMC7364754 DOI: 10.1186/s42506-020-00045-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed at assessing knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and prevention, among hypertensive patients in a developing country setting with high cardiometabolic disease morbidity and mortality. METHODS Using descriptive cross-sectional study design and random sampling method, a 30-item questionnaire was used to obtain quantitative data on knowledge of key aspects of cardiovascular disease and practice of preventive measures among hypertensive patients in Calabar. RESULT Two hundred and twelve (212) respondents were surveyed with mean age of 45.5 ± 10.8 years. Approximately two-thirds of respondents (67.9%) had unsatisfactory level of knowledge of CVD. Most respondents had unsatisfactory level of knowledge of appropriate diet (77.4%), basic epidemiology (80.2%), risk factors (63.2%), and symptoms of CVD (74.5%). The mean score for knowledge of risk factors was significantly higher among females compared with males (p < 0.05). Consumers compared with non-consumers of alcohol had significantly lower mean scores for knowledge of appropriate diet and symptoms of CVD (p < 0.05). Except for medical knowledge where mean score of knowledge was significantly higher among respondents occasionally exercised or consumed fresh fruits compared with other groups, there was no significant difference in mean score of knowledge for other components comparing the various categories of active exercise and consumption of fresh fruits (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Unsatisfactory level of knowledge of cardiovascular disease among hypertensive patients in the study setting was high. There is urgent need to improve efforts and strategies for health education and counseling of patients toward sustainable adoption of preventive behaviors.
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- Ogban Omoronyia
- Department of Community Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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