The effect of mobile educational application on adherence to treatment and blood pressure in the elderly

Not Applicable

Conditions: Hypertension.
Essential (primary) hypertension

Registration Number: IRCT20200618047824N1

Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

Elderly 60 to 70 years according to WHO guidelines
No history of psychological disorders based on AMT questionnaire
No history of attending similar training sessions for at least 6 weeks
Take anti-hypertensive drugs based on your doctor's diagnosis
Member of Neishabour Retired Cultural Association
Has a smartphone with Android operating system
The ability to use mobile phones and educational applications that were objectively examined by the researcher in the first session.
Primary hypertension based on physician diagnosis for at least 6 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

Having vision, hearing or any illness that prevents the use of smartphones
Having a history of psychological disorders based on AMT questionnaire

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to treatment. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the end of the study (after the last session of the intervention). Method of measurement: 40-item questionnaire on adherence to treatment in chronic diseases developed by Madanloo et al. (2013).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hypertension. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and after the end of the study (after the last session of the intervention). Method of measurement: Use a sphygmomanometer.