Clinical Nursing Department, School of Nursing, University of Jordan, Queen Rania Street, Amman 11942, Jordan.
Health Educ Res. 2022 May 24;37(3):199-212. doi: 10.1093/her/cyac012.
Managing hypertension is not only concerned with lowering blood pressure (BP) by using antihypertensive medications but also aims at minimizing its consequences through adopting self-care. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of mobile application on self-care, BP control, self-efficacy and hypertension-related knowledge among adult patients with hypertension. A randomized design, two groups, pretest-posttest, between subjects with a 1:1 allocation ratio was used. The sample was selected from cardiology clinics has completed the study. Using a block randomization method, 57 of the participants were assigned to the intervention group receiving the educational application intervention, and 59 of them were assigned to the control group receiving usual care. The study's findings showed that participants in the intervention group reported statistically significant higher self-care and knowledge scores than the participants in the control group after 8 weeks of receiving the study intervention. Additionally, compared with the control group participants, more participants in the intervention group demonstrated BP control. The educational application is effective in improving knowledge, self-care and BP control. The positive results indicate the value of integrating mobile applications in the care of patients with hypertension.
高血压管理不仅涉及使用降压药物降低血压（BP），还旨在通过自我护理来最小化其后果。本研究旨在评估移动应用程序在高血压成年患者的自我护理、血压控制、自我效能和高血压相关知识方面的效果。采用随机设计、两组、前后测、受试者间 1:1 分配比。从心内科诊所选择完成研究的参与者。使用区组随机化方法，将 57 名参与者分配到接受教育应用程序干预的干预组，将 59 名参与者分配到接受常规护理的对照组。研究结果表明，接受研究干预 8 周后，干预组的参与者在自我护理和知识得分方面报告的得分明显高于对照组的参与者。此外，与对照组的参与者相比，更多的干预组参与者实现了血压控制。教育应用程序在提高知识、自我护理和血压控制方面是有效的。积极的结果表明，将移动应用程序整合到高血压患者的护理中具有价值。
