Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean = 59, SD = 11) (years) | |
| 45–54 | 6 (40) |
| 55–64 | 4 (27) |
| 65+ | 5 (33) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 8 (53) |
| Male | 7 (47) |
| Race | |
| White or Caucasian | 10 (66) |
| Black or African American | 4 (27) |
| Other | 1 (7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Not Latino/Latina | 14 (93) |
| Latino/Latina | 1 (7) |
| Education | |
| Less than college | 6 (40) |
| College graduate or more | 9 (60) |
| Household income | |
| $20 000–$34 999 | 2 (13) |
| $35 000–$49 999 | 4 (27) |
| $50 000–$74 999 | 5 (33) |
| ≥$75 000 | 4 (27) |
| Comorbidities, mean (SD) | 3 (1) |
| Number of years with hypertension | |
| <1 | 1 (7) |
| 1–2 | 3 (20) |
| 3–5 | 2 (13) |
| ≥5 | 9 (60) |
| Confidence blood pressure is under control | |
| Somewhat confident | 6 (40) |
| Very confident | 5 (33) |
| Completely confident | 4 (27) |
| Number of prescription medications (mean = 6, SD = 4) | |
| 1–3 | 6 (40) |
| 4–6 | 4 (27) |
| 7+ | 5 (33) |
| Internet use | |
| Once a day | 1 (7) |
| More than once a day | 14 (93) |
| Device use | |
| Smartphone | 15 (100) |
| Tablet | 10 (66) |
| Computer | 13 (87) |
| Ever used a chatbot | |
| Yes | 3 (20) |
| No/Do not Know | 12 (80) |
| Health literacy level (38) | |
| Adequate | 13 (87) |
| Inadequate | 2 (13) |
| Medication self-efficacy (39), mean (SE) | 52.3 (4.0) |
| Barriers to adherence (40), mean (SD) | |
| Behaviors | 8.0 (3.9) |
| Treatment beliefs | 7.7 (2.0) |
| Inconvenience/forgetfulness | 6.1 (2.8) |
| Total score | 21.8 (6.1) |