The effect of the mobile “blood pressure management application” on hypertension self-management enhancement: a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Steps taken in each visit in both groups

	Study period
	Enrollment	Allocation	Post-allocation				Close-out
Week	0 ± 2 days	0 ± 2 days	2 ± 2 days	4 ± 2 days	6 ± 2 days	8 ± 2 days	24 ± 2 days
Visit	1st visit	2nd visit	3rd visit	4th visit	5th visit	6th visit	7th visit
Assessment of inclusion criteria and sampling	×
Attainment of informed consent	×
Baseline assessment	×
Formation of two groups: intervention and control	×
The intervention		×	×	×	×	×	×
Measuring adherence to treatment	×					×	×
Measuring adherence to the diet	×					×	×
Evaluating the predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors of adherence	×					×	×
Measurement of systolic and diastolic BP, waist circumference, and BMI	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Evaluating the regular monitoring of BP by the mobile app	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
Evaluating the usability of the software						×	×
Evaluating the level of satisfaction of the software/application						×	×

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