| Health education |
3 months |
deliver articles of health knowledge to participants via WeChat We-Media accounts |
The prehypertension groups are delivered articles each two weeks; the low-intermediate risk groups are delivered articles once a week; the high-risk groups are delivered articles twice a week |
Basic knowledge of hypertension; physical signs and target organ damage of hypertension; complications; drug treatment; health behaviors and lifestyle intervention |
| Health promotion |
3 months |
offer targeted health advices to participants;
implement the punch-in system for fixed goals |
The prehypertension groups punch in every two weeks; the low-intermediate risk groups punch in once a week; the high-risk groups punch in twice a week |
Medication compliance; dietary guidance; exercise promotion; weight control; smoking cessation and alcohol limit; mental adjustment |
| Group chatting |
6 months |
encourage communication and disease management experience sharing in WeChat groups |
The prehypertension groups chat every two weeks; the low-intermediate risk groups chat once a week; the high-risk groups chat twice a week |
Individual experience of disease management; recent physical condition and live status |
| Tracking on BP |
6 months |
self-report HBPM and regular feedback |
Everyone is asked for self-reporting BP three times a week at the time of inclusion; the report frequency is reduced to once a week if the BP is well controlled. |
The self-reported SBP and DBP measured by patients at home; the monthly BP assessment report as regular feedback to patients by researchers |
