Links between blood pressure and medication intake, well-being, stress, physical activity and symptoms reported via a mobile phone-based self-management support system: a cohort study in primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore relationships between patients' self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) and their concurrent self-reports of medication intake, well-being, stress, physical activity and symptoms.

Design

This study is a secondary analysis of a prospective study exploring the 8-week effectiveness of a mobile phone-based self-management support system for patients with hypertension.

Setting

Four primary healthcare centres situated in urban and suburban communities in Sweden.

Participants

50 patients undergoing treatment for hypertension.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Associations between systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and 10 self-report lifestyle-related variables were analysed using linear mixed effects modelling.

Result

SUBMITTER: Taft C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6112389 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature