MHealth Intervention for Promoting Hypertension Self-management Among African American Patients Receiving Care at a Community Health Center: Formative Evaluation of the FAITH! Hypertension App.

ABSTRACT:

Background

African American individuals are at a higher risk of premature death from cardiovascular diseases than White American individuals, with disproportionate attributable risk from uncontrolled hypertension. Given their high use among African American individuals, mobile technologies, including smartphones, show promise in increasing reliable health information access. Culturally tailored mobile health (mHealth) interventions may promote hypertension self-management among this population.

Objective

This formative study aimed to assess the feasibility of integrating an innovative mHealth intervention into clinical and community settings to improve blood pressure (BP) control among African American patients.

Methods

A mixed methods study of African American patien

SUBMITTER: Brewer LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337371 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature