Patient contributions during primary care consultations for hypertension after self-reporting via a mobile phone self-management support system

Figures & data

Figure 1. Screenshot showing the combined responses to sleep and tiredness over an eight-week period. The content in the hypertension self-management support system is in Swedish. Hence, the content of the figure is translated from Swedish to English.

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Patients (n = 20)
Females (n)	11
Age median (range)	63.5 (43–72)
Systolic blood pressure^a (mmHg) mean (range)	141 (121–169)
Diastolic blood pressure^a (mmHg) mean (range)	83 (71–100)
Years with hypertension median (range)	3.5 (<1–25)
Co-morbidity^b (n)	9
Co-morbidities (n)
Cardiovascular disease	2
Diabetes	4
Musculoskeletal disorder	1
Other	5
Antihypertensive medication (n)
Diuretics	4
Potassium sparing diuretics	1
β-blockers	9
Calcium-channel blockers	6
ACE-inhibitors^c	5
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists	7
ACE-inhibitors + diuretic	1
Angiotensin II receptor antagonist + diuretic	2
Number of antihypertensive drugs (n)
One	6
Two	8
Three	6
Marital status (n)
Married	14
Unmarried	6
Education (n)
Compulsory school (≤9 years)	2
High school (9–12 years)	8
University	10
Employment status (n)
Employed	12
Retired	8

^a Mean of patients’ 3–4 pre-study BP measurements (n = 20).

^b Information provided by patients.

^c ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme.

Figure 2. Questions framing the video-analysis sessions.

Figure 3. Flowchart of the analysis process.

Table 2. Duration of consultations and phases.

Length of consultation (min)		Length of phase 1 (min)		Length of phase 2 (min)		Length of phase 3 (min)
Md	Range	Md	Range	Md	Range	Md	Range
24	9.5–36	4.5	0.5–23	12.5	2.5–29	3.5	0.5–10

Md: median.

Table 3. Content of the consultations^a.

Blood pressure values (summary of BP values/mean BP values, elaboration and contextualizing BP-value, BP-values in relation to parameters)	19
Physical activity	12
Stress	10
Pulse	8
Tiredness	7
Medications	6
Sleep	6
Side-effects	5
Heart palpitations	3
Narration/recapturing of the time when BP was detected	3
Headache	2
Wellbeing	2
Weight	2
The mobile phone (usability)	2

^a Most common topics, occurring at least twice in each consultation and ranked after number of occurrence during Phase 2.