Hypertension Circulatory System Hypertensive diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Hypertensive patients were recruited from physicians’ waiting rooms in two primary and one tertiary health care centers in Beirut.
Patients who agreed to participate in the study were
or standard of care group, based on a computer-generated series of numbers.
Face-to-face interviews were conducted with all participants at baseline and 6 weeks later at endline.
Sponsors
American University of Beirut
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Lebanese adults (aged 18+) 2. Prior diagnosis of hypertension
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Spouse is a participant in the study 2. Physical or mental health conditions that would interfere with adequate monitoring of BP
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Feasibility of the intervention, assessed in the self-monitoring of blood pressure group using three indicators at endline (6 weeks): 1.1. Recruitment rates and retention rates (i.e. the percentage of patients from the self-monitoring group who completed the 6-week study) 1.2. The extent to which participants adhere to the BP measurements protocol 1.3. Responses of patients to the questions of how likely they are to continue using the device on a regular basis and to discuss the educational information with their acquaintances 2. Acceptability of the intervention, measured in the endline questionnaire of the self-monitoring group by responses to open-ended questions about patients’ experiences and opinions regarding self-monitoring of BP and educational materials 3. Blood pressure measured at baseline and endline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Understanding of the information provided during educational sessions measured using a questionnaire at baseline and endline 2. Patient engagement: 2.1. Reported changes in lifestyle habits over the course of the 6-week study, including physical activity levels, salt intake, dietary intake, stress management, and smoking habits, assessed during the endline interview 2.2. Medication adherence assessed using the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) at baseline and endline | — |
Countries
Lebanon
Outcome results
None listed