Effects of Buerger Exercise Combined Health-Promoting Program on @entity1897 Among Community Residents at High Risk for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity455 @entity6 @entity16 @entity1897 @entity164 @entity432 @entity4760
BACKGROUND: @entity1897 and @entity455 are important risk factors for @entity4760 ( @entity4760 ). Buerger exercises for @entity1 with @entity432 have previously been noted; however, current evidence to support this intervention is limited. AIM: We established a standardized procedure for Buerger exercises combined with a health-promoting program and investigated its effectiveness in reducing @entity1897 among rural Taiwanese residents with @entity164 2 @entity6 who were at high risk of developing @entity4760 . METHODS: A one group quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. The Buerger exercise protocol composed of a three-step posture change with 9 minutes for each cycle. The health-promoting program composed of six dimensions of healthy habits. Outcome measurements 1 year after the beginning of the intervention included the ankle brachial pressure index (ABI), the @entity16 screening instrument (MNSI), blood pressure, frequency of self-reported leg discomfort, and a @entity164 2 @entity6 Promoting Score. FINDINGS: Thirty-one of 66 (47%) subjects completed this study. Buerger exercises combined with the health-promoting program significantly improved (a) the ABI in the legs, (b) health-promoting behaviors, (c) MNSI values, and (d) leg discomfort symptoms. LINKING EVIDENCE TO ACTION: This study supports the use of Buerger exercises combined with the health-promoting program to improve symptoms of @entity1897 and peripheral circulation in @entity1 with @entity164 2 @entity6 .
