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. 2024 Sep 19;12(1):2404038.
doi: 10.1080/21642850.2024.2404038. eCollection 2024.

Supporting General Practitioners and people with hypertension to maximise medication use to control blood pressure: the contribution of Collective Intelligence to the development of the 'Maximising Adherence, Minimising Inertia' (MIAMI) intervention

Eimear C Morrissey  1 , Owen M Harney  1 , Michael J Hogan  1 , Patrick J Murphy  2 , Louise O'Grady  1 , Molly Byrne  1 , Monica Casey  3 , Sinead Duane  4   5 , Hannah Durand  6 , Peter Hayes  3 , Caroline McDevitt  7 , Denis Mockler  7 , Martin Murphy  7 , Patrick Towers  7 , Andrew W Murphy  2 , Gerard J Molloy  1
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Supporting General Practitioners and people with hypertension to maximise medication use to control blood pressure: the contribution of Collective Intelligence to the development of the 'Maximising Adherence, Minimising Inertia' (MIAMI) intervention

Eimear C Morrissey et al. Health Psychol Behav Med. .

Abstract

Background: Hypertension remains one of the most important modifiable risk factors for stroke and heart disease. Anti-hypertensive medications are effective, but are often not used to maximum benefit. Sub-optimal dosing by prescribers and challenges with medication-taking for patients remain barriers to effective blood pressure control.

Objectives: We aimed to systematically develop a theory-based complex intervention to support General Practitioners (GPs) and people with hypertension to maximise medication use to control blood pressure.

Methods: We used the three-phase Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) as the overarching intervention development framework. Collective Intelligence methodology was used to operationalise the stakeholder input to Phases 2 and 3 of the BCW. This took the form of a Collective Intelligence workshop with 19 stakeholders from diverse backgrounds including lived experience, general practice, nursing, pharmacy and health psychology. Techniques such as barrier identification, idea-writing and scenario-based design were used to generate possible intervention options. Intervention options were then selected and refined using the Acceptability, Practicability, Effectiveness, Affordability, Side-effects and Equity (APEASE) criteria and guidance from the MIAMI Public and Patient Involvement Panel.

Results: The finalised MIAMI intervention consists of both GP and patient supports. GP supports include a 30-minute online training, information booklet and consultation guide (drop-down menu) embedded within the patient electronic health system. Patient supports include a pre-consultation plan, website, and a structured GP consultation with results from an Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor and urine chemical adherence test. The intervention components have been mapped to the intervention functions of the BCW and Behaviour Change Technique Ontology.

Conclusion: Collective Intelligence offered a novel method to operationalise stakeholder input to Phases 2 and 3 of the BCW. The MIAMI intervention is now at pilot evaluation stage.

Keywords: Hypertension; SDG 3: Good health and well-being; behaviour change wheel; collective intelligence; complex intervention; intervention development.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Figures

Diagram of the BCW and Collective Intelligence process in MIAMI intervention development. The CI process is nested within phase 2 and 3 of the BCW. The diagram visually connects the stages leading to a finalised intervention ready for piloting.
Figure 1.
The Collective Intelligence process nested within the overarching BCW framework (Carroll, ; Warfield, 2006).
Case study illustration showing patient John and GP Sarah discussing John’s hypertension management. Sarah engages John in a collaborative discussion, addressing his unstated concerns about long-term medication effects, aiming to provide tailored advice and strategies for better medication taking. Visual elements include images of a GP consultation and a pillbox.
Figure 2.
Scenario used in Stage 3.
Logic model of the MIAMI intervention illustrating the connection between intervention components, behaviour change techniques, mechanisms of action and outcomes.
Figure 3.
MIAMI logic model.
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