A Mobile App for Medication Adherence in Persons With Hypertension: a Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Registration Number
- NCT06228417
- Lead Sponsor
- Halmstad University
- Brief Summary
A development and pilot test of an app targeting persons with hypertension. Content in the app was based on persons with hypertensions experiences and a literature review. The participants experience of using the app as well as testing a instrument for medication adherence.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 14
- 40-70 years of age,
- have hypertension (i.e., ICD 10 codes I10-I15 in the person's medical history) for ≥1 year
- have been prescribed medications to treat said hypertension
- speak and understand Swedish
- have a smartphone
- having received medication with unit-dose packages (Apodos)
- previous stroke
- previous myocardial infarction
- psychological disorder or cognitive impairment (i.e. ICD 10 codes F01-F99)
- pregnancy-induced hypertension´
- insulin treatment
- kidney disease, defined as glomerulus filtration rate (GFR) <60 ml/min.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Medication adherence two weeks Medication adherence measured by the participants self-reported intake of daily medication in the app.
The usage is described in frequencies and response time.Adherence hypertension medication two weeks Medication score through the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension (MUAH-16) questionnaire.
The questionnaire consists of four subscales: two of them measures positive and two others measures negative aspects of attitudes to medication adherence and health problem. Min value for each subscale are 4 and maximum 28. Higher value indicate better outcome
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Halmstad University
🇸🇪Halmstad, Sweden