Why the study?
Digital health measures promise to improve cardiovascular care but lack widespread routine implementation, and factors influencing their use in arterial hypertension are unclear.
What are the structural and individual factors influencing the use of digital preventive measures in patients with arterial hypertension in Germany?
Population
Patients with arterial hypertension, digital app users, family physicians, and cardiologists in Germany
Design
Exploratory cross-sectional mixed-methods study protocol
Authors
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Await data before scaling digital tools in rural HTN care; leaves open age, literacy and structural barriers to uptake.
What are the structural and individual factors influencing the use of digital preventive measures in patients with arterial hypertension in Germany?
This study protocol outlines a mixed-methods approach to identify barriers and facilitators for implementing digital preventive measures for arterial hypertension in Germany.
Bruch et al. (2023) studied this question.
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