Exploring and Characterizing Patient Multibehavior Engagement Trails and Patient Behavior Preference Patterns in Pathway-Based mHealth Hypertension Self-Management: Analysis of Use Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a long-term medical condition. Mobile health (mHealth) services can help out-of-hospital patients to self-manage. However, not all management is effective, possibly because the behavior mechanism and behavior preferences of patients with various characteristics in hypertension management were unclear.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to (1) explore patient multibehavior engagement trails in the pathway-based hypertension self-management, (2) discover patient behavior preference patterns, and (3) identify the characteristics of patients with different behavior preferences.

Methods

This study included 863 hypertensive patients who generated 295,855 use records in the mHealth app from December 28, 2016, to July 2, 2020. Markov chain was

SUBMITTER: Wu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8855283 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature