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August 19, 2025

Preliminary Effects of a Combined Health Literacy Program and Web-Based Application on Health Literacy, Health Behaviors, and Blood Pressure in Community-Dwelling Patients With Hypertension: Pilot Quasi-Experimental Study (Preprint)

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SSSaowaluck SukpattanasrikulJMJana MaláBJBudsara Hiransaroj Jirawisan

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Overview

Pilot quasi-experimental study finds improvements in health literacy and blood pressure in individuals with hypertension, indicating digital tools can enhance health behaviors.

Key Points

  • The experimental group showed significantly higher health literacy scores compared to controls after the intervention results.
  • Improvements in health behaviors across all measured domains were observed in the experimental group, indicating effective engagement.
  • The pilot study utilized repetitive measures and ANCOVA analysis across two communities in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Findings support integrating health literacy programs with digital tools for managing hypertension; larger studies are needed for further validation.

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Sukpattanasrikul et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af33ddcf1dd9ea359e8b94https://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82628
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