A Comprehensive 6A Framework for Improving Patient Self-Management of Hypertension Using mHealth Services: Qualitative Thematic Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension affects over 15% of the world's population and is a significant global public health and socioeconomic challenge. Mobile health (mHealth) services have been increasingly introduced to support hypertensive patients to improve their self-management behaviors, such as adherence to pharmacotherapy and lifestyle modifications.

Objective

This study aims to explore patients' perceptions of mHealth services and the mechanisms by which the services support them to self-manage their hypertension.

Methods

A semistructured, in-depth interview study was conducted with 22 outpatients of the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University from March to May 2019. In 2015, the hospital introduced an mHealth service to support community-dwelling outpatients with

SUBMITTER: Song T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8277389 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature