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

NCT ID: NCT05476120

Last Updated: 2022-07-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 2 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-10-01
• Study Completion Date: 2021-04-30

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

In order to be evaluated for suitability for the study, patients aged 18-80 who have been diagnosed with hypertension for at least 6 months (n= 220) were interviewed and 86 hypertension patients who met the inclusion criteria and volunteered for the study were included in the study. Participants whose eligibility was determined as a result of the evaluation in terms of inclusion and exclusion criteria were asked about their volunteerism in the intervention study, their written consent was obtained from those who volunteered, and those who volunteered were randomized.

Conditions

Essential Hypertension

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

BATHE

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.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

BATHE

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

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

Control

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.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

BATHE

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

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

Exclusion Criteria

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

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Dokuz Eylul University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Vildan Mevsim

Prof.Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Vildan MEVSİM

Izmir, Balçova, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Duygu ATALI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id