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. 2023 Feb 13;12:e39058. doi: 10.2196/39058

Table 3.

Major content of intervention sessions.

Session Content
1. Getting started and blood pressure overview
  • Introduction to the program

  • Education about blood pressure and hypertension

  • Discussion of symptoms and complications for uncontrolled hypertension

2. A low-sodium diet and digital self-monitoring
  • Education about a low-sodium diet in hypertension

  • Discussion of the importance of digital self-monitoring of diet and taking blood pressure at home

3. Gradual dietary sodium reduction
  • Education about the rationale for gradual adaptation strategy, physical gradual adaptation process in taste buds, and psychological adaptation process

  • Setting up weekly goals in gradual adaptation

4. Strategies to overcome barriers to adhere to a low-sodium diet
  • Education about individual’s barriers to adhere to a low-sodium diet including cooking, eating out at restaurants, grocery shopping, salt substitutes or seasonings, fast food choice, and menu development

5. Food labels and sodium
  • Education about reading food labels and nutrition facts

  • Facts about salt and sodium, and tips for how to lead a low-sodium life

  • Revisiting the gradual sodium reduction goal

6. Serving sizes and portion control
  • Discussion about serving sizes, portion control, and the plate method

  • Reviewing the gradual sodium reduction goal

7. Meal planning, shopping, and eating out
  • Discussion of planning for meals and tips for shopping and eating out

  • Checking in on goal progress

8. Planning for lasting change
  • Review of overall program content

  • Discussion of what worked with a low-sodium diet adherence

  • Planning for lasting change activity