A Mobile App for Medication Adherence in Persons With Hypertension: a Pilot Study

Adaptive Digital Interventions Through Mobile App for Medication Adherence Improvement in Persons With Hypertension: a Pilot Study for Usability

A development and pilot test of an app targeting persons with hypertension. Content in the app was based on persons with hypertensions experiences and a literature review. The participants experience of using the app as well as testing a instrument for medication adherence.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 40-70 years of age,
• have hypertension (i.e., ICD 10 codes I10-I15 in the person's medical history) for ≥1 year
• have been prescribed medications to treat said hypertension
• speak and understand Swedish
• have a smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

• having received medication with unit-dose packages (Apodos)
• previous stroke
• previous myocardial infarction
• psychological disorder or cognitive impairment (i.e. ICD 10 codes F01-F99)
• pregnancy-induced hypertension´
• insulin treatment
• kidney disease, defined as glomerulus filtration rate (GFR) <60 ml/min.