Digital interventions to promote self-management in adults with hypertension systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize the evidence for using interactive digital interventions (IDIs) to support patient self-management of hypertension, and to determine their impact on control and reduction of blood pressure.

Method

Systematic review with meta-analysis was undertaken with a search performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ERIC, Cochrane Library, DoPHER, TROPHI, Social Science Citation Index and Science Citation Index. The population was adults (>18 years) with hypertension, intervention was an IDI and the comparator was usual care. Primary outcomes were change in SBP and DBP. Only randomized controlled trials and studies published in journals and in English were eligible. Eligible IDIs included interventions accessed through a computer, smartphone or other hand-he

SUBMITTER: McLean G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947544 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature