African American Older Adults' Perceived Use of Technology for Hypertension Self-Management

Research in Gerontological Nursing
Carolyn H StillKathy Wright

Abstract

With the unprecedented growth of technology for disease prevention and management, little is known about the experience and adoption of such technology in African American older adults with hypertension. A 90-minute focus group session was used to explore African American older adults' (N = 21) experiences with using technology (mobile devices and applications) for hypertension self-management. Twenty participants reported owning smartphones and used this technology to communicate; seek, acquire, and share information; engage in entertainment; and organize and manage time. Participants expressed concerns about not being informed or trained sufficiently to integrate technology for hypertension self-management. There is a need to develop novel hypertension self-management interventions that integrate technology and training programs for this marginalized population that may help improve blood pressure control and address important clinical and public health priorities of uncontrolled hypertension. [Res Gerontol Nurs. 2018; 11(5):249-256.].

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