ORCID

0000-0001-7702-2564 (Moudden), 0000-0002-7874-8954 (Gunawardena)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2024

DOI

10.5114/aoms/177686

Publication Title

Archives of Medical Science

Volume

20

Issue

1

Pages

309-312

Abstract

Introduction: The HEALS Med-Tech program offers a unique blend of lifestyle changes and technology to improve hypertension (HTN) management in African Americans (AAs), a group disproportionately affected by cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Methods: A randomized controlled trial compared HEALS Med-Tech against usual care for uncontrolled hypertension in AAs, focusing on diet, medication adherence, and telehealth.

Results: In a study of 61 participants, HEALS Med-Tech significantly reduced systolic blood pressure by 12.95 mm Hg (p = 0.008) and 9.19 mm Hg (p = 0.013) at 3 and 12 months, respectively, demonstrating improved hypertension control.

Conclusions: HEALS Med-Tech demonstrates potential in HTN management for AAs, advocating for culturally tailored, tech-integrated healthcare expansion.

Rights

© 2024 Termedia & Banach

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) License.

Original Publication Citation

Dodani, S. D., Clarke, A., El Moudden, I., Gunawardena, T., & Bedi, N. (2024). The impact of a Telehealth-based Behavioral Lifestyle Program on hypertension control in African American participants: results from the HEALS Med-Tech randomized controlled trial. Archives of Medical Science, 20(1), 309-312. https://doi.org/10.5114/aoms/177686

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