Key result
Mobile health interventions reduced blood pressure and increased medication adherence and self-efficacy among adult patients with hypertension in 10 out of 13 included studies.
Why the study?
With hypertension being a worldwide epidemic and cases rising, evaluating mobile health interventions was needed to assess their user acceptability, treatment adherence, and effectiveness for self-management.
Do mobile health (mHealth) interventions improve blood pressure control and medication adherence in adult patients with hypertension?
Systematic Review
Do mobile health (mHealth) interventions improve blood pressure control and medication adherence in adult patients with hypertension?
Mobile health interventions, including text messaging and smartphone applications, are acceptable and effective tools for improving blood pressure control and medication adherence in hypertensive adults.
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Supports mHealth integration into hypertension care; reinforces consensus on digital tools for adherence and control.
Hypertension is a worldwide epidemic that affects healthcare costs and public health. As a result, self-management of this disease and, in this context, mobile health (mHealth) can be used as a cost-effective management tool. Self-management of hypertension remains of great significance due to the rising number of hypertension cases. As a result, this study aimed to assess the various mobile health interventions used in the self-management of hypertension, their user acceptability, compliance, and adherence to hypertension treatment, and their effectiveness. Some mobile health techniques are automated text and video messages. These mobile applications allow for self-monitoring and communication between the patients and the health service providers, reminders, and automated signals. The abovementioned interventions are promising tools in helping manage blood pressure (BP), but resources are limited. This review involved selecting studies associated with mobile health interventions in managing hypertension and extracting data from available resources. Thirteen studies were selected using the inclusion criteria, and relevant data were extracted and discussed in the review. This review reported the role of mobile health interventions in the management of blood pressure, as most studies noted a decrease in blood pressure and increased medication adherence and self-efficacy. It also reported a reliable communication channel between the participants and their health service providers.
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Alzahrani et al. (2022) conducted a systematic review in Hypertension. mHealth interventions (mobile applications, automated text and video messages, self-monitoring equipment) vs. Standard care or standard education was evaluated on Blood pressure reduction, medication adherence, and self-efficacy. Mobile health interventions reduced blood pressure and increased medication adherence and self-efficacy among adult patients with hypertension in 10 out of 13 included studies.
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