The Effect of the Use of BATHE Interview Technique on Treatment Compliance in Hypertension Patients in Primary Care

NCT05476120 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Duygu ATALI
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 2
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research is planned to evaluate the treatment compliance after the BATHE interview technique in hypertension patients.

Conditions

Essential Hypertension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The Scale for Evaluating the Success of Treatment Adherence and Lifestyle Change in Hypertensive Individuals

  The scale consists of 18 questions. The questions were structured in a positive and negative way and the answers were expressed as a five-point likert. The contents of the questions were prepared to enlighten the subjects of medical treatment and clinical controls, communication with the physician, active lifestyle and physical activity, weight control, healthy nutrition and salt consumption, and disease awareness. After reverse scoring, if all items are given 5 points, the highest total score that can be obtained from the scale is 90. When all items are given 1 point, the lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 18. The scale cutoff point is 68. A score of less than 68 indicates low adherence to treatment, and a score of 68 and above indicates high adherence to treatment. An increase in the score on the scale indicates an increase in treatment compliance.

  Baseline and sixth month

• Turkish Modified Morisky Scale

  The scale consists of 6 questions. The questions were answered as Yes/No and in the evaluation; in questions 2 and 5 yes 1 point, no 0 points; In other questions, yes is 0 points, no is 1 point. If the total score obtained by the patient in questions 1, 2 and 6 is 0 or 1, it indicates low motivation level, and \>1 indicates high motivation level. If the total score from questions 3, 4 and 5 is 0 or 1, it indicates low level of knowledge, and \>1 indicates high level of knowledge.

  Baseline and sixth month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Waist circumference

  Baseline and sixth month

• BMI

  Baseline and sixth month

• Blood pressure

  Baseline and sixth month

Study Arms (2)

BATHE

EXPERIMENTAL

In each interview, the intervention group was intervened by the physician to increase compliance with the treatment using the BATHE technique, and brief information was given emphasizing the importance of drug compliance and lifestyle changes routinely applied by the Family Medicine Department in hypertension patients. The patients in the intervention group were interviewed face-to-face at the 0th and 6th months, and online at the 3rd month.

Behavioral: BATHE

Control

NO INTERVENTION

In the control group, brief information was given at each interview, emphasizing the importance of drug compliance and lifestyle changes routinely applied by the Department of Family Medicine in hypertension patients. No intervention was made. The patients in the control group were interviewed face-to-face at 0 and 6 months, and online at 3 months.

Interventions

BATHE BEHAVIORAL

The BATHE interview technique was applied 3 times, once every 3 months, for 6 months.

BATHE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being a patient of hypertension
• Be over 18 years old
• Be less than 80 years old
• To have been diagnosed for at least 6 months
• Volunteering
• To be able to use any of the online video calling channels

You may not qualify if:

• Communication problem
• Presence of psychiatric illness and/or use of psychiatric medication
• Pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dokuz Eylul University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Vildan MEVSİM

Izmir, Balçova, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Essential Hypertension

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hypertension; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof.Dr.

Model Details: single-blind, parallel-group, randomized-controlled intervention study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2021
• First Posted: July 27, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2021
• Study Completion: April 30, 2021
• Last Updated: July 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)