Why the study?
Poor adherence to antihypertensive medications leads to poorly controlled blood pressure and worse cardiovascular outcomes, and emerging technologies may help improve adherence.
Do technology-based interventions improve adherence to antihypertensive medications in adults?
Population
Adults ≥ 18 years old taking anti-hypertensives across 12 RCTs
Comparison
Technology-based interventions vs usual care
Design
Evidence-based review of randomized controlled trials
Authors
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Technology-based adherence interventions show limited significant effects in RCTs; leaves open need for larger, longer trials before routine adoption.
Do technology-based interventions improve adherence to antihypertensive medications in adults?
Technology-based interventions show potential to improve adherence to antihypertensive medications, though high-quality evidence demonstrating significant effects remains limited.
Gary Chun-Yun Kang (2022) studied this question.
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