Personality informed intervention in the management of CVD risk factor
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Novel Smartphone Personality-Prediction App: personality informed intervention in the management of CVD risk factors in a primary care setting
IRAS ID
270536
Contact name
Bertha Ochieng
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
De Montfort University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
The aim of the project is to find out the suitability and helpfulness of a mobile phone app to examine the behaviour and character of patients with hypertension, and thus help their doctor to provide an appropriate health advice for the patient to help in the treatment of their hypertension. There are a number of factors that can place individuals at risk of hypertension, which include: lack of exercise, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet, lack of sleep, smoking, excessive use of alcohol and stress, while high cholesterol also place individuals at increased risk of hypertension, heart disease and stroke. Given that the majority of factors that lead to hypertension are preventable, the main treatment and management goal is to implement better prevention and treatment of high blood pressure in order to prevent strokes and heart attacks. Although there are several researches that have demonstrated the links between treatment compliance and patients’ behavioural characteristics, however, there is very little evidence that the treatment and medical advice given to patients with chronic illnesses such as hypertension take account of their personality. This project proposes a holistic approach in the management and care of patients with hypertension. We will achieve this by initially describing the personality characteristics of patients with high blood pressure through the use of a unique mobile phone-based app; we will then utilise the psychological profile developed from the mobile phone-based app to develop an individualised health care advice aimed at improving the health behaviour of the patients and the management of their high blood pressure. Given that this app is being used for the first time with hypertensive patients in Leicester, we will also request patients to complete another form to help us understand their character and behaviour. We believe that the study will provide information that will help to improve the care of patients with hypertension.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester South Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/EM/0056
Date of REC Opinion
4 Mar 2020
REC opinion
Unfavourable Opinion