Association of a Smartphone Application With Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control: The MedISAFE-BP Randomized Clinical Trial -

Association of a Smartphone Application With Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control: The MedISAFE-BP Randomized Clinical Trial
Information type: Randomised controlled trials
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine
Specialities: Cardiovascular system disorders
Summary
In this randomised clinical trial of 411 adults with poorly controlled hypertension, patients randomised to receive a smartphone app had a small improvement in self-reported medication adherence with no difference in systolic blood pressure compared with controls.
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In a related editorial, the authors describes the possible reasons for the failure of this App in providing reasons for ongoing incorporation of mobile Health strategies into current care.
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