Utilizing Consumer Health Informatics to Support Management of Hypertension by Clinical Pharmacists in Primary Care

Inclusion Criteria:

- Have a smart phone compatible with mobile intervention

- Have been previously diagnosed with hypertension

- Have uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 140 and/or diastolic blood
pressure > 90 on repeat measurement)

- Be under the care of a primary care physician at the recruitment clinic

- Be taking at least one antihypertensive medication

- Be English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients under the care of a clinical pharmacist for hypertension management, or under
the care of a cardiologist

- Pregnant patients and anyone with the following unrelated, but serious medical
conditions will also be excluded, as they may make blood pressure control difficult or
necessitate frequent hospitalization: previous diagnosis of resistant hypertension;
steroid dependent asthma or emphysema; cirrhosis or hepatic failure; stage C or D
chronic heart failure; stage IV or V chronic kidney disease; and cancer (terminal or
undergoing active chemotherapeutic or radiation therapy)

- Patients with other serious medical conditions (e.g., stroke, dementia) that may
affect their ability to self-monitor blood pressure