Interactive Multirisk-Factor Intervention for Hypertension (HTN) Blacks

The intervention incorporated principles of social cognitive theory, the transtheoretical model of behavioral change, and motivational interviewing, and was tailored to the user's values. Content was also adapted to cultural characteristics of culturally African-American adults (i.e., not Caribbean-American, Black-Hispanic, etc.). These participants also received the same health behavior education those in the control condition received.

Participants received a 75-page resource manual that described hypertension, listed dietary recommendations, heart healthy food recipes, and local resources for exercise, and provided information to support antihypertensive medication adherence. They received a 20-min education session based on the content of this manual, and were given a pedometer and a digital weight scale (Healthometer, model # HDR900KD01).