Facilitators and barriers to blood pressure telemonitoring: A mixed-methods study

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Abstract

Background

Telemonitoring of blood pressure (BP) may improve BP control. However, many patients are not using BP telemonitoring due to personal, technological, and health system barriers. Individuals are required to have electronic health literacy (e-HL), defined as knowledge and skills to use technology services effectively, such as BP telemonitoring.

Objective

The objective was to determine the facilitators and barriers experienced by patients with hypertension in telemonitoring of BP using the e-HL framework (e-HLF).

Methods

This study was a prospective mixed-methods study using a convergent design. We recruited a convenience sample of 21 patients with hypertension. The qualitative section was online or phone individual in-depth interviews based on the e-HLF, which has seven domains. The quantitative section was an online survey consisting of demographics, an e-HL questionnaire, and patient–provider communication preferences. A joint display was used in the mixed-methods analysis.

Results

Five themes including knowledge, motivation, skills, systems, and behaviors along with 28 subthemes comprising facilitators or barriers of BP telemonitoring were identified. The mixed-methods results showed concordance between the participants’ e-HL status and their experiences in the ability to actively engage with BP monitoring and managing digital services (domain 3) of the e-HLF. Other e-HL domains showed discordance.

Conclusion

Patients may engage with BP telemonitoring when they feel the usefulness of concurrent access to telemonitoring services that suit their needs.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Digit Health

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Digit Health

Journal ID (publisher-id): DHJ

Journal ID (hwp): spdhj

Title: Digital Health

Publisher: SAGE Publications (Sage UK: London, England )

ISSN (Electronic): 2055-2076

Publication date (Electronic): 25 July 2023

Publication date Collection: Jan-Dec 2023

Volume: 9

Electronic Location Identifier: 20552076231187585

Affiliations

[1 ]College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

[2 ]Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Author notes

[*]Chinwe E Eze, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, 428 Church St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA. Email: ceeze@ 123456med.umich.edu

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Chinwe E Eze https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5015-3724

Article

Publisher ID: 10.1177_20552076231187585

DOI: 10.1177/20552076231187585

PMC ID: 10387707

PubMed ID: 37529536

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History

Date received : 16 November 2022

Date accepted : 23 June 2023

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cover-date January-December 2023

Keywords: telemonitoring,blood pressure,hypertension,remote patient monitoring,electronic health literacy,patients,technology

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Keywords: telemonitoring, blood pressure, hypertension, remote patient monitoring, electronic health literacy, patients, technology