Qualitative Research Meta-Integration of Hypertensive Patients' Experiences in Self-Management Using Mobile Health Technologies

Abstract：Objective: To synthesize the experiences of hypertensive patients in self-management with mobile health (mHealth) technologies, and provide a reference for the future development of mobile medical tools that better align with patients' self-management needs.Methods: Databases including Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, VIP Database, and the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM) were retrieved for relevant literatures from their establishment to January 2026. After conducting quality assessment on the literatures, meta-aggregation was adopted to synthesize the research results.Results: A total of 10 literatures were included, from which 30 explicit research findings were extracted. Through repeated reading and in-depth analysis, these findings were categorized into 10 themes and further synthesized into 3 integrated results, namely: the positive effects of mHealth technologies on self-management in hypertensive patients; the practical problems encountered during the application of mHealth technologies; and the subsequent optimization demands for mHealth technologies in the process of self-management.Conclusion: Most hypertensive patients recognized the positive role of mHealth technologies in their self-management, yet certain problems still exist in clinical practice. In the subsequent development of mHealth tools, priority should be given to meeting patients' personalized needs, enhancing their self-management capabilities through the integration of online and offline interventions, and catering to their demands for home-based rehabilitation.