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Area of Science:

  • Digital Health
  • Hypertension Management
  • Immigrant Health

Background:

  • Chinese immigrants exhibit high or comparable hypertension rates to other groups.
  • Existing technology-based interventions for hypertension management in this population are lacking.
  • Culturally tailored interventions are needed to address hypertension in Chinese immigrants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and pilot-test a social media-based intervention using WeChat.
  • To assess the efficacy of the WeChat intervention for improving blood pressure control.
  • To evaluate the intervention's impact on antihypertensive medication adherence and self-efficacy.

Main Methods:

  • A pre- and posttest design study with 20 participants.
  • Intervention included a video presentation and nurse counseling via WeChat.
  • Four biweekly counseling sessions were conducted over six months.
  • Blood pressure, medication adherence, and self-efficacy were measured at baseline and 6 months.

Main Results:

  • Significant reduction in diastolic blood pressure (P=.001) and improved medication adherence (P=.001).
  • A trend towards reduction in systolic blood pressure (P=.05) was observed.
  • Self-efficacy in hypertension management showed a trend of reduction.

Conclusions:

  • The WeChat-based program effectively improved diastolic blood pressure and medication adherence in Chinese immigrants.
  • The intervention is low-cost, easy to implement, and shows potential for hypertension management.
  • Further investigation across diverse settings is recommended to validate findings and support clinical implementation.