The Effect of the Use of BATHE Interview Technique on Treatment Compliance in Hypertension Patients in Primary Care

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Essential Hypertension

Treatments: Behavioral: BATHE

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05476120

Duygu ATALI

Details and patient eligibility

About

The research is planned to evaluate the treatment compliance after the BATHE interview technique in hypertension patients.

Full description

In order to be evaluated for suitability for the study, patients aged 18-80 who have been diagnosed with hypertension for at least 6 months (n= 220) were interviewed and 86 hypertension patients who met the inclusion criteria and volunteered for the study were included in the study. Participants whose eligibility was determined as a result of the evaluation in terms of inclusion and exclusion criteria were asked about their volunteerism in the intervention study, their written consent was obtained from those who volunteered, and those who volunteered were randomized.

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a patient of hypertension
• Be over 18 years old
• Be less than 80 years old
• To have been diagnosed for at least 6 months
• Volunteering
• To be able to use any of the online video calling channels

Exclusion criteria

• Communication problem
• Presence of psychiatric illness and/or use of psychiatric medication
• Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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2 participants in 2 patient groups

BATHE

Experimental group

Description:

In each interview, the intervention group was intervened by the physician to increase compliance with the treatment using the BATHE technique, and brief information was given emphasizing the importance of drug compliance and lifestyle changes routinely applied by the Family Medicine Department in hypertension patients. The patients in the intervention group were interviewed face-to-face at the 0th and 6th months, and online at the 3rd month.

Treatment:

Behavioral: BATHE

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

In the control group, brief information was given at each interview, emphasizing the importance of drug compliance and lifestyle changes routinely applied by the Department of Family Medicine in hypertension patients. No intervention was made. The patients in the control group were interviewed face-to-face at 0 and 6 months, and online at 3 months.