MOBILE Intervention in College Students With Elevated Blood Pressure

The investigators showed participants how to use the Health Mate app, upload Withings BP cuff readings, upload historical data to the cloud, read trend lines in their record, rank their daily motivational level, and answer a brief short message service (SMS) question about whether the participants completed the behavioral change task encouraged by the daily message. A one-page instruction sheet with the research team's contact information was provided. Participants were instructed to take their BP daily, before their first meal and encouraged to avoid prior alcohol and caffeine intake as well as physical activity. The participants were instructed to rate their motivational level as low, moderate, or high via SMS when transmitting their BP value. Their level will trigger the appropriate behavioral change SMS prompt.