The Effect of the Use of BATHE Interview Technique on Treatment Compliance in Hypertension Patients in Primary Care
Essential Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Essential Hypertension
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
Sites / Locations
- Vildan MEVSİM
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
BATHE
Control
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.
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.