Rationale and study design of the MyHEART study: A young adult hypertension self-management randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Young adults (18-39 year-olds) with hypertension have a higher lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. However, less than 50% of young adults achieve hypertension control in the United States. Hypertension self-management programs are recommended to improve control, but have been targeted to middle-aged and older populations. Young adults need hypertension self-management programs (i.e., home blood pressure monitoring and lifestyle modifications) tailored to their unique needs to lower blood pressure and reduce the risks and medication burden they may face over a lifetime. To address the unmet need in hypertensive care for young adults, we developed MyHEART (My Hypertension Education And Reaching Target), a multi-component, theoretically-based intervention designed to achieve self-manage

SUBMITTER: Johnson HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6387836 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature