Storytelling | Didactic | |
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(n = 80) | (n = 80) | |
Systolic blood pressure (mean, SD), mmHg | ||
Baseline | 150.4 (17.5) | 144.3 (8.9) |
Month 1 | 139.8 (15.8) | 136.6 (20.4) |
Month 3 | 142.2 (17.6) | 138.9 (17.5) |
Diastolic blood pressure (mean, SD), mmHg | ||
Baseline | 91.3 (9.3) | 87.8 (8.1) |
Month 1 | 88.4 (11.0) | 85.5 (13.6) |
Month 3 | 85.3 (10.3) | 82.7 (13.4) |
Controlled blood pressure (%)a | ||
Baseline | 16.3 | 25.0 |
Month 1 | 36.3 | 51.3 |
Month 3 | 41.8 | 48.8 |
Moderate to high medication adherence (%)b | ||
Baseline | 62.3 | 72.8 |
Month 3 | 77.5 | 57.4 |