User Profiles and Engagement in a Hypertension Self-Management App: Cross-Sectional Survey
Users of this hypertension self-management app were predominantly well-educated, digitally literate individuals with established hypertension, reinforcing concerns about a persistent digital divide. While app usability and engagement were high, formal clinical integration remained limited. Simply making an app available is insufficient; strategies to promote equitable access, strengthen clinical integration, and support patients with lower digital health literacy are needed for mHealth to contribute effectively to hypertension management.
Authors
- Olen Johannsen
- Dunja Bruch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9511-8487)
- Sebastian Spethmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0987-8007)
- Eileen Wengemuth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8213-2426)
- Pascal Petit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9015-5230)
- Susann May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3847-4861)
- Frances Seifert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9067-4459)
- Nicolas Vuillerme
- Felix Muehlensiepen
- Martin Heinze
- Martin Middeke
Institutions
- Institut polytechnique de Grenoble (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble (FR)
- Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg Theodor Fontane (DE)
- Immanuel Krankenhaus (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Brandenburg an der Havel (DE)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Université Grenoble Alpes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/83075
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 46.02