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SynthesisCurrent hypertension reports2018

Effectiveness of mHealth Interventions in Improving Medication Adherence Among People with Hypertension: a Systematic Review.

Shangzhi Xiong, Hudson Berkhouse, Mary Schooler, William Pu, Anli Sun, Enying Gong, Lijing L Yan

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Synthesis in Current hypertension reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06623006 (Self Management of Type 2 Diabetes Using a Co-designed Mobile Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06623006 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Self Management of Type 2 Diabetes Using a Co-designed Mobile Health (Mhealth) Intervention in Nepal: A Randomized Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of HuddersfieldRan2025 to 2026Enrolled154ConditionsType 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)Armsmobile health (mhealth)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shangzhi XiongGlobal Health Program, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
Hudson BerkhouseGlobal Health Program, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
Mary SchoolerGlobal Health Program, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
William PuGlobal Health Program, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
Anli SunGlobal Health Program, Duke Kunshan University, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
Enying GongGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, No.8 Duke Avenue, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. enying.gong@duke.edu.
Lijing L YanGlobal Health Research Center, Duke Kunshan University, No.8 Duke Avenue, Kunshan, Jiangsu, China. lijing.yan@duke.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis study aims to systematically review existing evidence on the effectiveness of mobile health technology (mHealth) interventions in addressing medication adherence among people with hypertension. RECENT

findingsTwenty-one studies of mHealth interventions were included in the final review after systematic searching and screening of publications from 2000 to 2017 in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase. Key features of the mHealth interventions include high intervention intensity, multifactorial components, and patient-centered approaches with tailored content and interaction. All studies found tendencies to improvement in medication adherence, but only 12 studies reported that the improvements were statistically significant in the intervention groups compared with the control groups. Twelve studies also found that mHealth interventions were beneficial for blood pressure control. None of the studies was conducted in a low-income country. Our systematic review found evidence that mHealth interventions improved medication adherence and blood pressure control among people with hypertension. However, most studies were small in sample size and short in study duration, and not all results were statistically significant. Future research should focus on investigating the sustainability and generalizability of mHealth interventions.

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Medication AdherenceTelemedicineAntihypertensive AgentsHumansHypertensionAntihypertensive AgentsHypertension controlMedication adherenceMobile healthSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID30088110

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