Background
hypertension, weight loss
HYPERTENSION
Edited by: Paul H. Lee, University of Southampton, United KingdomReviewed by: Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China; Weidan Cao, Washington State University, United StatesThis article was submitted to Public Health Education and Promotion, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public HealthDespite the increasing popularity of mHealth, little evidence indicates that they can improve health outcomes. Mobile health interventions (mHealth) have been shown as an attractive approach for health-care systems with limited resources. To determine whether mHealth would reduce blood pressure, promote weight loss, and improve hypertension compliance, self-efficacy and life quality in individuals with hypertension living in low-resource rural settings in Hubei, China.