Hypertension and Mobile Application for Self-Care, Self-Efficacy and Related Knowledge

Autor/inn/en	Dwairej, Lubna; Ahmad, Muayyad
Titel	Hypertension and Mobile Application for Self-Care, Self-Efficacy and Related Knowledge
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 37 (2022) 3, S.199-212 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ahmad, Muayyad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyac012
Schlagwörter	Hypertension; Daily Living Skills; Drug Therapy; Self Management; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Self Efficacy; Outcomes of Treatment; Intervention; Scores; Comparative Analysis; Patients; Clinics; Medical Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bluthochdruck; Hypertonie; Alltagsfertigkeit; Selbstmanagement; Telekommunikationstechnik; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Patient; Arzt
Abstract	Managing hypertension is not only concerned with lowering blood pressure (BP) by using antihypertensive medications but also aims at minimizing its consequences through adopting self-care. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of mobile application on self-care, BP control, self-efficacy and hypertension-related knowledge among adult patients with hypertension. A randomized design, two groups, pretest-posttest, between subjects with a 1:1 allocation ratio was used. The sample was selected from cardiology clinics has completed the study. Using a block randomization method, 57 of the participants were assigned to the intervention group receiving the educational application intervention, and 59 of them were assigned to the control group receiving usual care. The study's findings showed that participants in the intervention group reported statistically significant higher self-care and knowledge scores than the participants in the control group after 8 weeks of receiving the study intervention. Additionally, compared with the control group participants, more participants in the intervention group demonstrated BP control. The educational application is effective in improving knowledge, self-care and BP control. The positive results indicate the value of integrating mobile applications in the care of patients with hypertension. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01