Application of remote management mode for essential hypertensive patients in the army

Objective To explore the application effect of remote management mode for essential hypertensive patients in the army. Methods By purposive sampling, a total of 70 male army cadres who had been diagnosed as essential hypertension admitted or during health check in the Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital since 2017 were selected as the research objects. The remote management mode was adopted for them in the intervention. Re-examination was conducted for them one year after implementing the remote mode of management. The patients' blood pressure, lifestyle modification status, and related knowledge acquisition about hypertension were compared before and after the management. Results The systolic and diastolic blood pressures of patients after intervention were lower than those before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.01) . After intervention, patients' compliance with medication, salt control behavior, alcohol restriction and exercise were better than those before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.01) . The score of hypertension related knowledge after intervention was higher than that before intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01) . Conclusions The remote management mode on blood pressure can achieve good effects in the blood pressure management of the patients with hypertension in the army. Key words: Hypertension; Remote monitoring; Mobile terminal; Army