User personas for self-management among young hypertensive patients
KE Jian
XIONG Jie
JIANG Min
XIAO Qi
ZOU Dengxiu
Abstract：Objective:To analyze the typology and characteristics of self-management behaviors among young hypertensive patients and provide evidence for developing and carrying out targeted precision nursing interventions.Methods:A descriptive qualitative research design was employed.Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 young hypertensive patients selected through purposive sampling.Content analysis was applied to systematically analyze the interview data,extract and categorize self-management labels,and construct user personas.Results:Four distinct user personas of self-management among young hypertensive patients were identified:procrastinating type with knowledge-action gap,proactive adaptive type,medication-dependent simplified type,and externally constrained type.These personas demonstrated significant differences across multiple dimensions,including disease cognition and knowledge acquisition,self-management practice(medication adherence,dietary control,physical activity),psychological state and behavioral motivation,social network support,and environmental influences.Conclusions:Self-management patterns among young hypertensive patients exhibit considerable diversity.Healthcare professionals should comprehensively assess patients'self-management characteristics,facilitators,and barriers based on these user personas.Individualized precision nursing interventions with persona-matched support strategies and resources should be designed and implemented to enhance self-management efficacy,health behavior adherence,and blood pressure control in this population.
Keywords：youthhypertensionself-managementuser personasqualitative researchprecision nursing
Publication Date：2026-04-10
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-31(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 1185-1191 )