Sustainability of mHealth Effects on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: Five-Year Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The long-term effects of mobile health (mHealth) interventions have not been documented, especially in resource-constrained settings.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the effects of a 1-year mHealth intervention on blood pressure levels and body weight in low-resource urban settings in Peru, 4 years after the completion of the original study.

Methods

Four years after the original Grupo de Investigación en Salud Móvil en America Latina (GISMAL) study, we attempted to contact the 212 individuals originally enrolled in the study in Peru. The primary outcomes were systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels and hypertension incidence. Secondary outcome measures were body weight, BMI, and self-reported target behaviors. The study personnel collecting the da

SUBMITTER: Bernabe-Ortiz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7201320 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature