Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES, sa.4, ss.917-925, 2024 (ESCI)
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) on quality of life in hypertensive patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: This study was designed and conducted with 34 patients using a single-group and pre-test/post-test design in two public hospitals. Descriptive characteristics of the patients were obtained through a questionnaire. The questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits, physical activity levels and quality of life using the MacNew Heart Disease Health-Related Quality of Life scale. The DASH diet plan was planned individually based on the daily energy requirement and explained to the patients. Patients were requested to achieve maximum adherence to the DASH diet plan for 12 weeks. Patients' adherence to the DASH diet and quality of life were compared at the baseline and at study completion using SPSS 25.0 paired sample t-test. Results: Patients' adherence to the DASH diet showed a statistically significant increase compared to the baseline (p<.05). In addition, patients' quality of life scale scores, including overall awnd sub-dimensions, statistically increased endline of the study (p<.001). A significant correlation was found between the change in adherence to the DASH diet and quality of life score changes (p<.05). Conclusion: The DASH diet may improve quality of life in hypertensive patients with ACS. More clinical and long-term studies are needed to clarify the possible mechanisms in relation to these findings.