Cheers to all hairdressers in the world? Traditionally, and until modern times were more and more hairdressers than hair cutting. Even the health of customers they have cared. Hairdressers, barbers and baths, then corns Schneider, a surgeon, and not least the dentist. A real multi-talent also.
The American researcher Dr. Ronald Victor from Dallas and a few colleagues were probably why the idea of \u200b\u200busing a hair dresser for hypertension control. As in many other countries in the U.S., the "barber shop" for many customers at the same time leaves a "cultural institution" and a place where pleasant chat in the comfortable surroundings of all possible topics. Why not also on high blood pressure?
For their study, U.S. researchers conducted a total of 17 black-skinned owner of hair salons in Dallas County have chosen, plus 1022 ihrer treuen männlichen Stammkunden, alle afroamerikanischer Abstammung. Die Kriterien für die Kunden waren die Einnahme blutdrucksenkender Medikamente oder erhöhte Blutdruckwerte. Frag ich mich natürlich: Warum nur schwarzhäutige Kunden und Friseure? Sind weisse Kunden nicht so auf ein Schwätzchen aus oder weisse Friseure nicht so gesprächig? Wird hier leider nicht verraten!
Nun gut, die "barbershops" wurden dann in eine “Interventionsgruppe” und eine Kontrollgruppe geteilt. In der Kontrollgruppe erhielten die Kunden bei ihrem Friseurbesuch eine Standardbroschüre zu Fragen des Bluthochdrucks. In der Interventionsgruppe gab es für die Kunden dagegen zusätzlich the hair cut and a blood pressure measurement for free. In addition, the barber said to the subject of regular blood pressure reduction (What has probably told his clients?) And animated them to a doctor to answer any further health issues.
ten months, the observations were carried out. During this period the proportion of customers increased with normal blood pressure values in the intervention group from 33.8 percent to 53.7 percent. But even in the control group, an unexpectedly high increase was observed, from 40.0 percent to 51.0 percent. One notable success as a whole.
skepticism is of course appropriate, not because of the results but because the hairdressers and participants were given including financial incentives to participate in the study, and also times to go to the doctor. So now we know still do not realize how long and whether such a non-medical consultation in the salon really is. On the other hand, probably also work in the United States the principle: a beer for a blood donation. Who knows, maybe these initiatives really more successful as a wise counsel in the white coat.
Source: aerztezeitung.de
Source: aerztezeitung.de