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Effect of a Physicians Communication Skills Training on Health Outcomes Among Hypertensive Patients

Not Applicable
Conditions
Hypertension.
Essential (primary) hypertension, high blood pressures associated with health literacy and health outcome
Registration Number
IRCT20160710028863N24
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
940
Inclusion Criteria

All eligible patients included if they had to be have uncontrolled blood pressure
prescribed at least one antihypertensive medication during the past three months
were age 18 or older
could speak and read their native language in Iran (Persian)

Exclusion Criteria

They were unable to give informed consent
had suffered an acute-myocardial infarction or had kidney disease
had visual impairment, mental disturbance illiteracy, and upper limb disability

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hypertension outcomes (SBP and DBP). Timepoint: The beginning of the study (before the intervention)? after intervention, and six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Automated blood pressure monitor.;Patient’s Health literacy skills. Timepoint: The beginning of the study (before the intervention)? after intervention, and six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: International questionnaire of Health Literacy in Practice (HLP) strategies.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-efficacy. Timepoint: The beginning of the study (before the intervention)? after intervention, and six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The International chronic disease self-efficacy Questionnaire.;Patient's medication adherence. Timepoint: The beginning of the study (before the intervention)? after intervention, and six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Adult Primary Care Questionnaire was used to assess medication adherence.
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