Adhesion, Blood Pressure
Conditions
Keywords
software, hypertension, technology
Brief summary
Brief Summary: Through the App, the user will have the opportunity to connect directly with the health professional, clarify doubts and manage the treatment of their hypertension.
Detailed description
To evaluate treatment adherence and blood pressure reduction, through the HiperCross App, between two groups of hypertensive patients in a Hypertension Public Ambulatory in Porto Alegre. The investigators hope to identify better adherence to treatment, as well as a significant reduction in blood pressure, all of these results will be better evaluated using the HiperCross application.
Interventions
OTHERApp hypercross group
hypertensive patients using HyperCrossApp
OTHERwithout App hypercross group
Interdisciplinary health care
Sponsors
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
blind research assistant
Intervention model description
The participants will be randomized into 2 intervention groups
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* hypertensive patients admitted to the hypertension clinic at Instituto de Cardiologia * older 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* Patients without a mobile phone compatible with the App
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Blood pressure value | 15 minutes | systolic Blood pressure and dyastolic Blood pressure |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Morisky scale | 15 minutes | Medication adherence. The Morisky scale condition and medication specific assessment: 1) measures the level of adherence an medication, 2) measures the severity of Major Depressive Disorder, a determinant of non-adherence 3) identifies why the patient is not taking their medication, 4) determines the risk between non-adherence to BP measures of disease control. 0-1 = Low motivation; 2-3 = High motivation / 0-1 = Low knowledge; 2-3 = High knowledge |
Contacts
Primary ContactAna Paula Reis, Nurse
Backup ContactBruna Eibel, PhD
Outcome results
None listed