Introduction
hypertension, weight loss, Hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events
CHRONIC DISEASES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, HYPERTENSION
Hypertension is the most common chronic condition for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events worldwide, affecting 32.6% of US adults, and has an estimated annual medical expenses exceeding $50 billion (Many types of intervention methods have been conducted to improve therapeutic targets and BP control. Systematic reviews summarizing more than 3 decades of research advocate for specific lifestyle modifications in populations with high risk of cardiovascular disease (With the rapid rise and popularity in mobile phone use, mobile health (mHealth) could become a potential way to address several health-care system constraints in low and middle income countries, such as limited medical resources, overburdened health-care workforce, and an increasing prevalence of chronic diseases (In our research, we aimed to investigate whether mHealth including wearable monitoring device support home-based self-monitoring weekly counseling phone calls and advice for lifestyle modification could reduce BP, promote weight loss, and improve hypertension Compliance, self-efficacy and quality of life in adults with hypertension living in low-resource rural settings in China.