Characteristics | Apps + PHN intervention (n = 37) | Apps alone (n = 36) | Standard care (n = 37) | ANOVA/F | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 60.37 ± 5.60 | 60 ± 6.89 | 61.45 ± 7.36 | 0.279 | 0.757 |
HTN duration (yr) | 9.0 ± 8.7 | 8.3 ± 6.0 | 7.9 ± 6.4 | 0.214 | 0.80 |
HTN pills (n/day) | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 1.66 ± 0.7 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.036 | 0.96 |
Sex | 1.727a) | 0.422 | |||
Male | 21 (56.8) | 23 (63.9) | 18 (48.6) | ||
Female | 16 (43.2) | 13 (36.1) | 19 (51.4) | ||
Marital status | 7.519a) | 0.275 | |||
Married | 33 (89.2) | 35 (97.2) | 34 (91.9) | ||
Single | 1 (2.7) | 0 | 0 | ||
Divorce | 2 (5.4) | 1 (2.8) | 0 | ||
Widowed | 1 (2.7) | 0 | 3 (8.1) | ||
Education | 10.175a) | 0.117 | |||
Literate | 1 (2.7) | 2 (5.6) | 8 (21.6) | ||
Primary school | 4 (10.8) | 6 (16.7) | 4 (10.8) | ||
Secondary school | 18 (48.6) | 14 (38.9) | 16 (43.2) | ||
University | 14 (37.8) | 14 (38.9) | 9 (24.3) | ||
Income | 8.349a) | 0.214 | |||
Low | 13 (35.1) | 11 (30.6) | 16 (43.2) | ||
Moderate | 14 (37.8) | 20 (55.6) | 18 (47.3) | ||
Good | 8 (21.6) | 5 (13.9) | 3 (8.1) | ||
High | 2 (5.4) | 0 | 0 | ||
Health status | 3.920a) | 0.417 | |||
Bad | 5 (13.5) | 3 (8.3) | 6 (16.2) | ||
Not bad | 16 (43.2) | 23 (63.9) | 20 (54.1) | ||
Good | 16 (43.2) | 10 (27.8) | 11 (29.7) | ||
Insurance | 0.739a) | 0.691 | |||
Yes | 34 (91.9) | 31 (86.1) | 32 (86.5) | ||
No | 3 (8.1) | 5 (13.9) | 5 (13.5) | ||
Smoking | 0.470a) | 0.791 | |||
Yes | 12 (32.4) | 11 (29.7) | 14 (33.6) | ||
No | 25 (67.6) | 25 (69.4) | 23 (62.2) | ||
Social support | 3.562a) | 0.168 | |||
Yes | 36 (97.3) | 36 (100) | 34 (91.9) | ||
No | 1 (2.7) | 0 | 3 (8.1) | ||
Job | 1.540a) | 0.463 | |||
Yes | 13 (35.1) | 8 (22.2) | 10 (27) | ||
No | 24 (64.9) | 28 (77.8) | 27 (73) | ||
HTN family history | 5.777a) | 0.056 | |||
Yes | 33 (89.2) | 30 (83.3) | 25 (67.6) | ||
No | 4 (10.8) | 6 (16.7) | 12 (32.4) | ||
Health apps | 2.123a) | 0.346 | |||
Yes | 1 (2.7) | 2 (5.6) | 0 | ||
No | 36 (97.3) | 34 (94.4) | 37 (100) |