Cardiology
Conditions
Interventions
Medication reminder software
They will receive their usual care with no intervention
Sponsors
Dr. Ozomma Simon Izuchukwu
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hypertensive patients 18years and above. Those owning smart phones who have adequate cognitive abilities to understand the use of software applications . Those who do not have co-morbidities that will prevent adherence measure . Those who give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Those who have co- morbidities that will prevent adherence measure Those who do not give informed consent to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved adherence to medication after 6 months of using the app compared to control arm | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary out comes will be; Technology acceptance model, TAM, feasibility of intervention measure. Both will be determined using validated protocols, THE TAM AND FIM framework. Then the cost effectiveness of the intervention will be ascertained using the health related quality of life. Using EQ-5D-5L this captures five key dimensions of health, mobility, self care, usual care, pain/ discomfort and anxiety/ depression. The different health states will be converted to utility scores by applying Egypt's utility. This is relevant for calculate QALY that will enable determination of ICER. The ICER IS the difference in cost between the intervention and control divided by difference in QALY between the 2 groups. This will be compared to 0.17 times the GDP per capital of Nigeria to determine whether the intervention represents a cost effective venture. Findings will be reported using the cost effectiveness acceptability curve. | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactSimon Ozomma
Consultant Neurologist At University of Calabar teaching hospital Cross River state Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed