Effect of Health Literacy on use of a Virtual Coach to Promote Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

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Examines health literacy and utilization of a virtual coaching agent to support hypertension management in rural residents. Utilizes data from 59 participants in rural Pennsylvania to monitor frequency of home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) readings and the impact of virtual coaching for HPBM in patients with low health literacy.

Chinenye C. Odo, Andrew Mrkva, Erin Shepherd, et al.

Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 28(6), e70320

06/2026

Cardiovascular disease · Chronic disease management · Health literacy · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Pennsylvania