Observation of effect of comprehensive rehabilitation on elder hypertension / 中国康复理论与实践

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@#ObjectiveTo observe the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation on elder hypertension.Methods136 old patients with hypertension were divided randomly into the simple recuperating group (control group) and comprehensive rehabilitation group (observing group) with 68 cases in each group. Patients in simple recuperating group were treated with routine medicine and meal therapy. Cases in comprehensive rehabilitation group were added with health education, recuperating with natural factors, kinesiatrics, psychology and view treatment, etc. The blood pressure, symptoms and dosage of medicine of patients of two groups were compared.ResultsAfter two months treatment, blood pressures of all patients of two groups were dwon and symptoms improved, but that of comprehensive rehabilitation group were more obvious (P<0.01 and P<0.05). While the number of persons ceasing or reducing dosage of medicine in comprehensive rehabilitation group was greater than that of in simple recuperating group (P<0.01).ConclusionThe comprehensive rehabilitation is effect on elder hypertension.