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Arch Iran Med. 2024;27(6): 313-322.
doi: 10.34172/aim.28501
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Original Article

Effectiveness of the Green Heart Smartphone Application as a Self-Management Intervention for Hypertension and Dyslipidemia: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Mojgan Ghavami 1* ORCID logo, Alireza Abdshah 2,3, Saeed Sadeghian 1, Ayat Ahmadi 4, Mohammad Sajad Jolani 3, Diba Akbarzadeh 5, Fateme Haji Ali Asgari 6

1 Cardiovascular Research Institute, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
3 School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Knowledge Utilization Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Department of Information Technology, Virtual School, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Mojgan Ghavami, Email: Ghavami_mojgan69@yahoo.com, Email: M_ghavami@razi.tums.ac.ir

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major global health concern, the leading cause of death and disability. Thus, preventive interventions targeting modifiable risk factors are essential. Mobile-health technologies have emerged as promising tools for improving prevention by modifying risk factors. We created the “Green Heart” mobile app to help coronary artery disease (CAD) patients control their risk factors. The app has three modules: smoking cessation, dyslipidemia (DLP) control, and blood pressure (BP) management. This study evaluated the app’s performance in monitoring hypertension (HTN) and DLP among known CAD cases.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial enrolled 1590 CAD subjects, including 1114 hypertensive patients and 1488 subjects with DLP, and assigned them randomly to paper-based education or application-based groups.

Results: Regarding HTN, after 6 months, we finally analyzed 545 and 546 hypertensive patients, assigned to the conventional and app groups, respectively. Patients in the app group were more likely to have their BP managed successfully (88.6% vs. 78.5%; P<0.001). The app group showed higher odds of successful BP management (odds ratio [OR]: 2.13; 95% CI: 1.51 - 3.03). Regarding DLP, we analyzed 728 patients in the conventional and 714 patients in the app group. A higher percentage of patients in the app group (24.8%) had low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels less than 70 mg/dL (16.1%; P<0.001). The app group showed higher odds of reducing LDL-C (OR: 1.72; 95% CI: 1.32–2.26).

Conclusion: We found that using the Green Heart app in the self-monitoring setting significantly improved BP and DLP management across the study population.


Cite this article as: Ghavami M, Abdshah A, Sadeghian S, Ahmadi A, Jolani MS, Akbarzadeh D, et al. Effectiveness of the green heart smartphone application as a self-management intervention for hypertension and dyslipidemia: a randomized clinical trial. Arch Iran Med. 2024;27(6):313-322. doi: 10.34172/aim.28501
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Submitted: 11 Nov 2023
Accepted: 21 Apr 2024
ePublished: 14 May 2024
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