Reducing blood pressure in Nepal: 5-year follow-up
Dr Rajshree Thapa
Dr Rajshree Thapa’s recent work is the first randomized control trial providing evidence on the sustainability of the benefit of a trial led by community health workers four years after the cessation of an intervention. The intervention involved lifestyle counselling and regular monitoring of blood pressure.
Rajshree’s work was published in The Lancet Global Health and investigated the sustainability of a 12-month lifestyle intervention to reduce blood pressure in Nepal. Interestingly, the results suggest the benefit of the intervention is not maintained in the long term and therefore regular education and follow-up may be necessary to reduce the likelihood of harm after the intervention ceases.
Rajshree features on SBS soon where she talks of her background, and how she came to do a PhD in Australia, in addition to discussing her sustainability study.
Source:
Thapa, R., et al. (2023) Sustainability of a 12-month lifestyle intervention delivered by community health workers in reducing blood pressure in Nepal: 5-year follow-up of an open-label, cluster randomised (COBIN) trial. The Lancet Global Health. doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(23)00214-0.
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