Telehealth-Enhanced Assessment and Management

Prior treatment

• Transitioned to a facility such as skilled nursing or long-term care prior to enrollment

Other illness

• Subdural hematoma or subarachnoid hemorrhage
• Current participation in another stroke clinical trial precluding dual enrollment
• Presence of terminal illness, such as cancer, that limits life expectancy to \<1 year
• Diagnosis of end-stage renal disease defined as permanent kidney dysfunction requiring the use of hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
• Late-stage Alzheimer's disease or related dementia
• Any condition that in the opinion of the study investigator would preclude the participant from being able to safely participate in the trial

Other

• Pregnancy, lactation or planning to become pregnant
• Mid upper arm circumference \> 45 cm/17.7 inches or \< 22 cm / 8.66 inches
• Missing values for Systolic Blood Pressure or Patient Activation Measure (PAM) score at baseline

• Diagnosis of ischemic stroke defined as acute brain, spinal cord, or retinal infarction based on objective evidence on imaging (such as a focal area of restricted diffusion on Magnetic Resonance Imaging \[MRI\]) in a defined vascular distribution or clinical evidence of focal ischemic injury based on symptoms persisting \> 24 hours; or spontaneous hemorrhagic stroke defined as a focal collection of blood within the brain parenchyma that is non-traumatic and identified by brain computed tomography (CT) or brain MRI
• Age ≥18 years
• Discharged directly home from acute care or inpatient rehabilitation
• At least one of the following: documented history of hypertension; self-reported history of hypertension; use of
• hypertension medications (either prescribed prior to stroke, administered during hospital stay, or prescribed at discharge)
• Systolic Blood Pressure ≥ 130 mmHg
• Able to read and understand English or Spanish,
• Have access to a functioning smartphone or tablet with cellular connectivity
• Willing to install and use a study-compatible physical activity monitoring application on their smartphone or tablet or smartphone or tablet of a qualifying caregiver
• Stated agreement to participate in either intervention to which they are assigned and attend all required study visits,
• Consent to receiving Short Message Service (SMS) required as part of the study interventions
• Consent to enrollment in Chronic Care Management required as part of the study interventions,
• Provision of a signed and dated informed consent form