A development and pilot test of an app targeting persons with hypertension. Content in the app was based on persons with hypertensions experiences and a literature review. The participants experience of using the app as well as testing a instrument for medication adherence.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
14
Participants received reminder for medication intake on daily basis. Also, short message regarding hypertension, medication and lifestyle changes
Halmstad University
Halmstad, Sweden
Medication adherence
Medication adherence measured by the participants self-reported intake of daily medication in the app. The usage is described in frequencies and response time.
Time frame: two weeks
Adherence hypertension medication
Medication score through the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension (MUAH-16) questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of four subscales: two of them measures positive and two others measures negative aspects of attitudes to medication adherence and health problem. Min value for each subscale are 4 and maximum 28. Higher value indicate better outcome
Time frame: two weeks
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