Table 1 The PIA-Intervention: elements and target groups
| Â | PIA-ICT | PIA-Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIA-Practice management center (PIA-PrMC) | PIA-App | PIA-eLearning and on-site teaching | PIA-Patient-Education | ||
Setting | Secured system in practice | On patients’ smartphone/tablet | PIA-Website for practices (secured login) and on-site teaching | In practice and PIA-App | |
Target croup | GPs and practice assistants | Patients | GPs | Practice assistants | Patients |
Functions/content | 1. Secured patient-practice communication 2. Recall and step-wise medication adjustments 3. Communication GP and practice assistants 4. Pre-defined algorithms for medication regimes 5. Graphic display of BP data and target range over time 6. Electronic transmission of medication plan, physician PIN required 7. Data transfer to the trial center 8. Data download for the practice | 1. Secured patient-practice communication 2. Transfer of BP values 3. Display of current medication plan 4. BP history displayed as a graph for different time grids 5. Request for prescription refill | 1. Evidence-based information on hypertension 2. How to use the PIA-PrMC 3. Details of the delegation model 4. Information on the study processes | 1. Evidence-based information on hypertension including medication classes 2. How to use the PIA-PrMC 3. How to use the PIA-App 4. How to obtain valid BP measurements in practice and at home 5. Information about the study processes | 1. How to use the PIA-App 2. How to obtain valid BP measurements (in practice training and video) 3. Access to websites with evidence-based information on hypertension |