文章基本信息
标题： A Community and Technology-Based Approach for Hypertension Self-Management (COACHMAN) to Improve Blood Pressure Control in African Americans: Results from a Pilot Study 本地全文： 下载 作者： Carolyn H Still ; Seunghee Margevicius ; Carla Harwell 等期刊名称： Patient Preference and Adherence 印刷版ISSN： 1177-889X 电子版ISSN： 1177-889X 出版年度： 2020 卷号： Volume 14 页码： 2301-2313 DOI： 10.2147/PPA.S283086 出版社： Dove Medical Press Ltd 摘要： Purpose :Adoption of technology has increased to support self-managing chronic diseases. However, behavioral interventions evaluating such technology have been understudied in African Americans with hypertension. The aim of this study was to explore a community and technology-based intervention for hypertension self-management (COACHMAN) intervention on blood pressure (BP) control and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in African Americans with hypertension. Methods :Sixty African Americans (mean age 60; 75% females) who were prescribed antihypertensive medications and owning a smartphone were randomized to the COACHMAN (n = 30) or enhanced usual care (n = 30) group for 12 weeks. COACHMAN is comprised of four components: web-based education, home BP monitoring, medication management application, and nurse counseling. Hypertension knowledge, self-efficacy, technology adoption/use, medication adherence, BP, and HRQoL scores were assessed. Results :Mean systolic and diastolic BP at baseline was 150.49 (SD = 13.89) and 86.80 (SD = 13.39), respectively. After completing the 3-month intervention to improve hypertension self-management, the groups did not significantly differ in BP control and HRQoL. Clinically relevant BP reduction was observed in the intervention group. Paired t -test showed that mean medication-taking adherence scores significantly improved in the intervention group ( P = 0.023) compared to the control group ( P = 0.075). Conclusion :Using technology may have a positive impact on supporting hypertension self-management, particularly in medication-taking adherence. Further research is warranted in a larger sample and should include standardization of medication management to isolate the effects of behavioral interventions on changes in BP. Clinicaltrialsgov Identifier :NCT03722667. © 2020 Still et al. 关键词： African Americans;hypertension;minority health;self-management;technology
