From: Implementation of simple telehealth to manage hypertension in general practice: a service evaluation
Protocol | Nature of protocol | Duration | Success criteria |
---|---|---|---|
AIM01 | Initial high BP reading (hypertension, not yet confirmed)a | 1 week | 50 % of patients who commit at start do at least 5 days of texting in BP readings in one week period (minimum target days of texting) |
100 % patients confirmed as either having hypertension or not. | |||
AIM02 | Hypertension (poor control or newly diagnosed)a | 2 months | 50 % of patients who commit at start do at least 20 days of texting in BP readings over a two months period (minimum target days of texting) |
75 % of patients with unstable hypertension become controlled within two months (HBPM readings <135/85 mm Hg) | |||
AIM03 | Hypertension (stable)a | 3 months | 50 % of patients who commit at start do at least 15 texted responses over a three months period (minimum target days of texting) |
80 % of patients maintain stable BP control over the three months period (HBPM readings <135/85 mm Hg) | |||
AIM10 | Hypertension (poor control or newly diagnosed for patients with CKD or diabetes and/or ACR ≥ 70 mg/mmol)b | 3 months | 50 % of patients who commit at start do at least 20 days of texting BP readings in over a three months period (minimum target days of texting) |
80 % of patients maintain stable BP control over the three months period (HBPM readings <125/75 mm Hg) |