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Cost-effectiveness of peer education on treatment adherence among elderly hypertensive client

Cost-effectiveness of peer education on treatment adherence among elderly hypertensive client

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180519039710N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2018-07-29
Start date
2018-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-09-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

treatment adherence among Elderly Hypertensive client. Essential (primary) hypertension

Interventions

Intervention group: first, an elderly person with hypertension who has controlled his or her blood pressure in the last six months, means that there is no systolic pressure greater than 16 years old a

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The desire to participate in the study History of at least 6 months of hypertension GRID 2 and higher hypertension Lack of Cyrus hypertension Age 60 and older Ability to speak Persian Literacy reading and writing Treated with anti hypertensive drugs Iranian and resident of Mashhad Lack of physical and cognitive disorder preventing intervention Lack of training in hypertension education over the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Missing more than 1 session at training sessions Deaths of research units Acute illness or hospitalization Unwillingness to cooperate or refuse to attend training sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Cost-effectiveness of peer education. Timepoint: three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Measuring Adherence to treatment using the Murisky scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adherence to drug treatment. Timepoint: Before intervention, end of intervention, three and six weeks after the end intervention. Method of measurement: Murisky eight-questions questionnaire related to adherence to drug treatment.;Adherence to diet treatment. Timepoint: Before intervention, end of intervention, three and six weeks after the end intervention. Method of measurement: Researchers' made ten-questions questionnaire related to adherence to diet treatment.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactKobra Sadeghi vazin

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

sadeghivk951@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3841 2810

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026