Abstract

This paper presents the effectiveness of the developed home-based blood pressure monitoring guidebook and web application in increasing the knowledge about self-blood pressure monitoring and early diagnosis of hypertension at home. Both rapid review and quasi-experimental designs with pre-posttest assessment designs were used, using a quantitative approach. In rapid review, out of 1,356 studies, 21 met the inclusion criteria. The review identified diet, exercise, alcohol limitation, smoking cessation, stress management, and sleep as key factors in hypertension prevention and control. Based on these findings, a guidebook and a digital tool (web application) were developed. A paired sample t-test showed a significant increase in participants' knowledge of blood pressure control at home after using the tools (M=1.1261, SD=0.09232) compared with before (M=0.0676, SD=0.0676), t (14) =42.569, p<0.001. The study also found that self-measured blood pressure monitoring at home aids early diagnosis, with 4% of participants identified as hypertension stage 2, 3.4% as stage 1, and 14.1% as pre-hypertensive.