The Use of Educational Technology in Improving Adherence Therapy

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Medication Nonadherence; Hypertension, Resistant to Conventional Therapy

Treatments: Behavioral: Experimental: Individual Orientation; Other: Conventional Therapy - Control Group; Behavioral: Experimental: E-blended Lerarning; Behavioral: Experimental: VLE for Distance Learning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03324386

2012-50559-1 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

08625112.7.0000.0068

Details and patient eligibility

About

Few studies show the benefits of educational technologies a support for the control of chronic diseases. The approach known as 'embracement' adopts relational strategies or soft technologies which promote bonding and may impact therapy adherence and quality of life in hypertensive patients.Objectives:To assess the impact of the embracement approach on therapy adherence, quality of life, and the white coat effect in hypertensive outpatients followed in a specialized clinic. This approach may be associated or not with the use of educational technology in a virtual learning environment(VLE) for distance learning (DL) and with use the educational technology in Blended E-learning (E-BLENDED)

Full description

Hypertension (HBP) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease and has become a common public health problem world wide due to increased longevity. The challenge for next decades is to improve the adherence of patients with chronic degenerative diseases. It is detected that hypertension has been considered a risk factor for determining the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, which directs it to the high cost of treatment in Brazilian public health, therefore the prevention of impairment to health is a priority. Many patients with hypertension do not make the required behavioral changes in your lifestyle, do not forget to take medications or taking medication to fulfil the effective control of the disease. The present study aims to assess the impact of a health promotion program using the Therapeutic Communication and Educational Technology associated of the telemedicine (E-Care of Hypertension) in the performance improvement of patient adherence to treatment. This study aims to evaluation the impact of health promotion program on therapeutic compliance in hypertensive patients, of difficult control of blood pressure levels, with individual guidance through nursing consultation every 20 days, using the approach of "Therapeutic Communication" associated "Educational Technology" for a period of 120 days. For this study will be conducted with 60 patients randomly divided into four groups, according to the care of new cases registered in Ambulatory Hypertension Unit of Heart Institute at Medical School of São Paulo University. The sample will be selected for convenience in accordance with the established day of the week depending on availability of researchers and patients' consent. This approach may be associated or not with the use of educational technology in a virtual learning environment (VLE) for distance learning (DL).This was a prospective randomized clinical study conducted with the following 4 groups of hypertensive patients: This was a prospective randomized clinical study conducted with the following 4 groups of hypertensive patients: Embracement: Group receiving individual orientation required by an embracement strategy characterized by 7 nursing visits at 20-day intervals, for 4 months; Group VLE using a technological education strategy (E-Care of Hypertension) for distance learning (DL) and making 7 nursing visits at 20-day intervals, for 4 months; Control Group that performed 1 nursing visit at baseline and 1 after 120 days.). Group E-blended learning using a technological education strategy (E-Care of Hypertension) which is evaluating the influence of the use of educational technology associated with face-to-face consultation with the health professional (Blended E-learning) and making 7 nursing visits at 20-day intervals, for 4 months. At baseline and after 120 days, the following tools were applied: The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Morisky test, WHOQOL, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). The VLE group had remote access to the "E-Care of Hypertension" site (6 specific educational modules).The E-BLENDED Group had acess to "E-Care of Hypertension" site (6 specific educational modules) with the presence of the nurse.

Enrollment: 57 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Have the medical diagnosis of arterial hypertension,
2. Have blood pressure levels equal or above 140 mmHg for systolic blood pressure (SBP), and equal or above 90 mmHg for diastolic blood pressure (DBP),
3. Must be able to swallow tablets and under drug treatment with antihypertensives,
4. Have digital accessibility through smart phones, tablets or notebooks and PCs.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with important cognitive impairment will be considered excluded, that is, with poor understanding of simple questions,
2. Clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, or chorea diseases that lead to cognitive impairment such as senile dementia,
3. Diagnosis of insulin dependent diabetes. -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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57 participants in 4 patient groups

Individual Orientation

Experimental group

Description:

This was a prospective randomized clinical study conducted with the following 4 groups of hypertensive patients: Experimental: individual orientation: receiving individual orientation required by an embracement strategy characterized by 7 nursing visits at 20-day intervals, for 4 months);The ntervention is composed by relational strategies characterized by interpersonal relationships

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental: Individual Orientation

Behavioral: Experimental: VLE for Distance Learning

VLE for Distance Learning

Experimental group

Description:

This was a prospective randomized clinical study conducted with the following 4 groups of hypertensive patients:Experimental: a technological education strategy for distance learning (DL), using a technological education strategy (E-Care of Hypertension) for Distance Learning (DL) characterized by 7 nursing visits at 20-day intervals, for 4 months). The intervention is composed by the use of equipment-oriented techniques or audio-visual aids in educational environments remotely accessed for health education specifically for hypertensive patients

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental: Individual Orientation

Behavioral: Experimental: E-blended Lerarning

E-blended Learning

Experimental group

Description:

This was a prospective randomized clinical study with the patient received experimental intervention: a technological education strategy with E-blended Learning modality with E-Care of Hypertension, associated with face-to-face consultation with the health professional and making 7 nursing visits at 20-day intervals, for 4 months. The intervention is composed by the use of equipment-oriented techniques or audio-visual aids in presential educational environments intended for health education specifically for hypertensive patients

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental: Individual Orientation

Other: Conventional Therapy - Control Group

Behavioral: Experimental: VLE for Distance Learning

Behavioral: Experimental: E-blended Lerarning

No intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

No type of intervention was performed making 2 nursing visits at baseline and 1 after 120 days (No intervention)