Investigating the effect of combined intervention including medication box, education and medication reminder software on increasing medication compliance and blood pressure control in the elderly
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- High blood pressure.Essential (primary) hypertension
- Registration Number
- IRCT20230228057572N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Age 60 years and older
Willingness to cooperate in the study
Definitive diagnosis of high blood pressure based on the doctor's opinion
Ability to read and write in Persian
Lack of simultaneous participation in similar interventions
Sign the informed consent form to participate in the research
Having a smart mobile phone and being able to use it
Exclusion Criteria
Reluctance to continue participation after choosing the person
The impossibility of completing the research instrument in the pre-test and post-test stages
Major changes affecting a person's life resulting in high physical and mental stress (such as the death of relatives and friends, severe physical and mental illness, divorce, etc.)
Death of the contributor
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication compliance. Timepoint: Measurement of high blood pressure at the beginning of the study (before the start of the intervention) and one month after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Moriski medication adherence questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before starting the study and after completing the intervention. Method of measurement: Standard sphygmomanometer.