A Mobile Health Coaching Intervention for Controlling Hypertension: Single-Arm Pilot Pre-Post Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The seminal Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension (DASH) study demonstrated the effectiveness of diet to control hypertension; however, the effective implementation and dissemination of its principles have been limited. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a DASH mobile health intervention. We hypothesized that combining Bluetooth-enabled data collection, social networks, and a human coach with a smartphone DASH app (DASH Mobile) would be an effective medium for the delivery of the DASH program. METHODS:We conducted a single-arm pilot study from August 2015 through August 2016, using a pre-post evaluation design to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a smartphone version of DASH that incorporated a human health

SUBMITTER: Weerahandi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243130 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature