Effects of podcast supported multicomponent education on treatment adherence and self care management in patients with hypertension
Year: 2026
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: Podcast-supported education may provide flexible and repeated access to health information; however, evidence regarding its use in hypertension remains limited. This study aimed to determine the effect of a podcast-supported multicomponent educational intervention on treatment adherence and self-care management in patients with hypertension. This study employed a randomized controlled experimental design. The study included patients with hypertension attending the internal medicine outpatient clinic of a university hospital in eastern Türkiye. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention ( n = 47) or control ( n = 47) group. The intervention group received eight podcast episodes over four weeks, with two episodes delivered per week. Participants were asked to listen to each episode at least once during its initial delivery, once again during the second month, and once during the third month. Repeated engagement was supported through scheduled reminders and monitored using participant-coded Google Forms and available Spotify analytics. The control group received conventional face-to-face education and a printed booklet covering the same core educational content. Treatment adherence and self-care management were assessed at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months. Significant time × group interactions were observed for treatment adherence, F(1.74, 160.30) = 10.108, p < .001, ηp² = 0.099, and self-care management, F(1.70, 156.01) = 40.870, p < .001, ηp² = 0.308. At 1 month, treatment adherence scores were lower in the intervention group than in the control group (10.32 ± 5.18 vs. 15.98 ± 7.79, p < .001), while self-care management scores were higher (129.74 ± 12.15 vs. 113.15 ± 21.80, p < .001). At 3 months, treatment adherence scores remained lower in the intervention group (8.83 ± 5.00 vs. 17.89 ± 7.51, p < .001), whereas self-care management scores remained higher (132.23 ± 11.29 vs. 97.94 ± 14.94, p < .001). The improvements observed at 1 month were maintained at 3 months. The podcast-supported multicomponent educational intervention was associated with greater improvements in treatment adherence and self-care management than conventional education among patients with hypertension. Because podcast delivery was combined with repeated access, reminders, engagement monitoring, and technical support, the findings reflect the overall intervention package rather than the independent effect of the podcast component.
Source: Scientific Reports
Authors: Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan, Muslim Alanoğlu
Institution: Fırat University
Language: English
Subfield: Family Practice
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,690
Award: G370072323
OpenAlex ID: W7223148203