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A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension
Behavioral interventions consolidating technology are underutilized and do not reach diverse populations such as African Americans with hypertension. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of a theoretically derived, technology-based intervention in African Americans with hypertension. Afric...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8646778/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34854347 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211056186 |
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author | Still, Carolyn H. Margevicius, Seunghee P. Wright, Jackson T. Ruksakulpiwat, Suebarn Moore, Shirley M. |
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description | Behavioral interventions consolidating technology are underutilized and do not reach diverse populations such as African Americans with hypertension. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of a theoretically derived, technology-based intervention in African Americans with hypertension. African Americans with hypertension (N = 18; age range 25-85; 72.22% females) were randomized to the technology-based plus positive psychological training (PPT) experimental group (n = 10) or the comparison group (n = 8) for 12 weeks. The technology-based intervention included analytic components (web-based education, self-monitoring of blood pressure [BP], and medication management using a commercially free app-Medisafe) and an emotional component (comprised of skills and behaviors directed at engaging 1 in positive activities to help build increasing healthy behaviors). The comparison group received the technology-based intervention alone. Demographic information, self-management cognitive processes, self-management behaviors, and health status outcomes were assessed. After completing the 12-week intervention, the groups did not significantly differ in health outcomes, health behavior outcomes, and technology utilization outcomes. Mean systolic BP decrease 6.02 mmHg (standard deviation [SD] = 22.75) in the comparison group and 1.1 mmHg (SD = 20.64; P = .439) in the experimental group. Diastolic BP decreased 0.1 mmHg (SD = 11.78) in the comparison group and 1.5 mmHg (SD = 12.7; P = .757) in the experimental group. Our findings suggest that behavioral interventions using technology have the potential to improve self-management outcomes among African American populations. Further research is warranted in a larger sample size and a longer time frame to identify the intervention’s effectiveness. |
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spelling | pubmed-86467782021-12-07 A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension Still, Carolyn H. Margevicius, Seunghee P. Wright, Jackson T. Ruksakulpiwat, Suebarn Moore, Shirley M. J Prim Care Community Health Pilot Studies Behavioral interventions consolidating technology are underutilized and do not reach diverse populations such as African Americans with hypertension. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of a theoretically derived, technology-based intervention in African Americans with hypertension. African Americans with hypertension (N = 18; age range 25-85; 72.22% females) were randomized to the technology-based plus positive psychological training (PPT) experimental group (n = 10) or the comparison group (n = 8) for 12 weeks. The technology-based intervention included analytic components (web-based education, self-monitoring of blood pressure [BP], and medication management using a commercially free app-Medisafe) and an emotional component (comprised of skills and behaviors directed at engaging 1 in positive activities to help build increasing healthy behaviors). The comparison group received the technology-based intervention alone. Demographic information, self-management cognitive processes, self-management behaviors, and health status outcomes were assessed. After completing the 12-week intervention, the groups did not significantly differ in health outcomes, health behavior outcomes, and technology utilization outcomes. Mean systolic BP decrease 6.02 mmHg (standard deviation [SD] = 22.75) in the comparison group and 1.1 mmHg (SD = 20.64; P = .439) in the experimental group. Diastolic BP decreased 0.1 mmHg (SD = 11.78) in the comparison group and 1.5 mmHg (SD = 12.7; P = .757) in the experimental group. Our findings suggest that behavioral interventions using technology have the potential to improve self-management outcomes among African American populations. Further research is warranted in a larger sample size and a longer time frame to identify the intervention’s effectiveness. SAGE Publications 2021-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8646778/ /pubmed/34854347 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211056186 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). |
spellingShingle | Pilot Studies Still, Carolyn H. Margevicius, Seunghee P. Wright, Jackson T. Ruksakulpiwat, Suebarn Moore, Shirley M. A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension |
title | A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension |
title_full | A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension |
title_fullStr | A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension |
title_full_unstemmed | A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension |
title_short | A Pilot Study Evaluating the Effects of a Technology-Based and Positive Psychological Training Intervention on Blood Pressure in African Americans With Hypertension |
title_sort | pilot study evaluating the effects of a technology-based and positive psychological training intervention on blood pressure in african americans with hypertension |
topic | Pilot Studies |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8646778/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34854347 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21501327211056186 |
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