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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Our study aims to assess gender differences in blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients in Jordan and identify factors influencing these differences. We conducted a cross-sectional study at Jordan University Hospital (JUH), collecting data from 601 hypertensive patients following up in JUH clinics. Patients were eligible if they were >18 years old, diagnosed with hypertension, taking anti-hypertensive medication for at least 6 months, and had no chronic kidney disease.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang Regency, Jatinangor, Indonesia.
Digital health interventions have emerged as a promising approach for patient care. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of pharmacist-led digital health interventions for patients with diabetes. The PubMed database was used to select randomized controlled trials that assess the effectiveness of digital health interventions on clinical outcomes among patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes from January 2005 to May 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
January 2025
Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Firat University, Elazig, Türkiye.
Individuals' knowledge and attitudes about hypertension are important in controlling blood pressure (BP) and reducing hypertension-related mortality and morbidity. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of hypertension knowledge level on treatment adherence, BP control, and physical activity of hypertensive individuals. This prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in the Family Medicine clinic of a tertiary healthcare institution between October 2023 and April 2024.
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January 2025
Department of Biomedicine, Health & Life Convergence Sciences, BK21 Four,and Biomedicine Cutting Edge Formulation Technology Center, Mokpo National University, Muan, Jeonnam, 58554, Republic of Korea.
Low medication adherence poses a great risk of poor treatment outcomes among patients with chronic diseases. Recently, mobile applications (apps) have been recognized as effective interventions, enabling patients to adhere to their prescriptions. This study aimed to establish the effectiveness of mobile app interventions for medication adherence, affecting features, and dropout rates by focusing on previous randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
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January 2025
Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.
Mental health has been shown to impact rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcomes and is associated with self-management behaviors. The extent to which mental health impacts outcomes via different self-management behaviours has not been thoroughly investigated. Adult RA patients who were starting a new medication or dosage were recruited to a prospective cohort with follow-ups at 3 and 12-months covering clinical and patient-reported outcomes.
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