Feasibility of a Digital Health Intervention to Improve Diet Quality Among Women With High Blood Pressure: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over 100 million individuals have high blood pressure, and more than half of them are women. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern is a proven lifestyle approach to lower blood pressure, yet population-level adherence is poor. Innovative strategies that promote DASH are needed.

Objective

This paper aims to improve adherence to the DASH diet among women with hypertension or prehypertension.

Methods

We conducted a 3-month randomized controlled feasibility trial comparing app-based diet tracking (active comparator) to app-based diet tracking plus feedback on DASH adherence via text message (intervention). The intervention platform extracted nutrient data from the app, compared it to DASH recommendations, and sent tailored feedback

SUBMITTER: Steinberg DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7752529 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature