Key result
APP-assisted self-care improved blood pressure management in hypertensive patients, reducing the odds of poor blood pressure control compared to those without APP assistance.
Why the study?
The study was designed to examine the effectiveness of App-assisted self-care based on the intelligent family physician-optimised collaborative model (IFOCM) program in a Beijing community.
Does APP-assisted self-care improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients?
Cohort (n=5,937)
No
Does APP-assisted self-care improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients?
Community management based on an APP-assisted family physician program significantly improved blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.
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App-assisted IFOCM was associated with better BP control; hypothesis-generating and requires RCTs before practice change.
BACKGROUND: This study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of App-assisted self-care in a Beijing community based on intelligent family physician-optimised collaborative model (IFOCM) program. METHODS: We conducted a survey of 12,050 hypertensive patients between Jan 2014 and Dec 2021. Generalized linear model was used to analyze the covariates that associated with blood pressure (BP) control. Decision tree and random forest algorithm was used to extract the important factors of BP outcome. RESULTS: The study included 5937 patients, mean age 66.2 ± 10.8, with hypertension in the baseline; 3108(52.4) were female. The community management resulted in mean systolic BP and diastolic BP reductions of 4.6 mmHg and 3.8 mmHg at follow-up. There were 3661 (61.6%) hypertension patients with BP control, increasing from 55.0% in 2014 to 75.0% in 2021. After adjusted for covariates, antihypertensive medication adherence, diabetes, and APP-assisted self-care were common predictors associated with BP control in GLM model and machine learning algorithm. CONCLUSION: Community management based on IFOCM program significantly improved BP control in hypertensive patients. APP-assisted self-care would be beneficial for the management of chronic disease.
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Fang et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=5,937). APP-assisted self-care vs. Without APP-assisted self-care was evaluated on Poor blood pressure control (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.44-0.59, p=<0.001). APP-assisted self-care improved blood pressure management in hypertensive patients, reducing the odds of poor blood pressure control compared to those without APP assistance.
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