Maryam Karami|Hossein Ashtarian|Fatemeh Rajati|Behrooz Hamzeh|Fatemeh Rajati
The effect of health literacy intervention on adherence to medication of uncontrolled hypertensive patients using the M-health
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences|Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
abstract background given patients medication adherence regarded major part disease control improving health literacy effective promoting adherence healthy behaviors present study aimed investigate effect health literacy intervention based medication adherence among uncontrolled hypertensive patients using mobile health mhealth methods interventional study quasiexperimental design conducted 118 uncontrolled hypertensive patients participants randomly divided intervention n 59 control n 59 groups using blocked randomization intervention group mobile health mhealth program designed using programmed instruction improve patients health literacy period 3 months data collected administering health literacy medication adherence questionnaires participants intervention analysis involved using independent sample ttest compare variables study results intervention total score health literacy 3334 3314 intervention control groups respectively intervention increased 4036 3420 intervention control groups respectively statistically significant intervention group p 001 moreover medication adherence score intervention group significantly increased intervention systolic diastolic blood pressure decreased intervention group however noted decrease systolic blood pressure 14898 statistically significant decrease observed diastolic blood pressure intervention group statistically significant p 008 conclusion application programmed instruction mhealth shown positive effect health literacy uncontrolled hypertensive patients addition detecting treating patients important prioritize improvement health literacy terms medication adherence adoption healthy behaviors