The Effect of Education Given to Individuals With Hypertension by Mobile Phone

Trakya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hypertension; Mobile Education

Treatments: Other: mobile education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06065085

2021/128

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned as randomized controlled trial in order to evaluate the effect of the mobile education given to the individuals with hypertension on DASH diet compliance, healthy lifestyle behaviours, quality of life, mindfulness and stress levels.

The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 134 individuals with hypertension (68 experimental, 66 controlled) who applied a university hospital in Edirne between the dates on 20.01.2022 and 18.05.2023. The data were collected by "Patient Information Form", "Healthy Lifestyle Behaviour Scale II", "EQ-5D General Quality of Life Scale", "Mindful Attention Awareness Scale" and "Percieved Stress Scale" were used. An education application was installed on the mobile phones of the experimental group. Individuals with hypertension were provided with a training for three months through the mobile application. Data collection forms were filled in by the individuals with hypertension in the experimental and controlled groups at the beginning and at the 3rd month via the mobile application. The data were analyzed in SPSS 26 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program with the Shapiro-Wilk test, Student's t-test, Paired-Sample t-test, Chi-Square test, Fisher's Exact test, Fisher-Freeman-Halton test and Pearson correlation coefficient. The results were evaluated at % 95 confidence interval and the significance was evaluated at p<0,05 level.

Enrollment: 134 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Those diagnosed with Primary Hypertension (at least 1 month ago),
• Over 18 years,
• No communication barriers,
• Being literate,
• Volunteering to participate in the research,
• Individuals with hypertension who own a smartphone.

Exclusion criteria

• under 18 years old,
• Having a communication barrier,
• Those with chronic kidney disease,
• Individuals with hypertension and heart failure.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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134 participants in 1 patient group

Mobile Education

Experimental group

Description:

An education application was installed on the mobile phones of the experimental group. Individuals with hypertension were provided with a training for three months through the mobile application. Data collection forms were filled in by the individuals with hypertension in the experimental and controlled groups at the beginning and at the 3rd month via the mobile application.

Treatment:

Other: mobile education