Blood pressure telemonitoring and remote counseling was cost-effective and provided clinical benefits and patient-perceived value in hypertensive patients.
Observational (n=80)
Does blood pressure telemonitoring and remote counselling improve blood pressure control and provide value-based benefits in patients with hypertension?
Blood pressure telemonitoring and remote counseling may be a cost-effective approach that incorporates clinical benefits and patient-perceived value in hypertensive patients.
PURPOSE: Blood pressure telemonitoring and remote counselling (BPTM) improves blood pressure (BP) control in patients with hypertension (HTN). Studies assessing the efficacy of BPTM from a value-based perspective are lacking. We investigated whether BPTM fits all principles of the value-based approach (clinical and economic effectiveness, improvement in patient-reported outcome/experience measures (PROM/PREM)). MATERIALS AND METHODS: = 80; 49 y.o.) with baseline and 3-month follow-up clinic visits. BPTM employed a mobile application (for patients) and a desktop version (for clinician), which allowed communication and exchange of medical data. The main outcomes were changes in office and ambulatory systolic (S) BPs, rate of BP control. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) were evaluated in economic analysis. The MOS SF-36 score was taken as a PROM, and the PEQ score was used as a PREM. RESULTS: n.s.). CONCLUSIONS: Being cost-effective, BPTM incorporates both clinical benefits and patient-perceived value. Larger randomised studies are needed to confirm our findings.
Ionov et al. (Mon,) conducted a observational in Hypertension (n=80). Blood pressure telemonitoring and remote counselling (BPTM) was evaluated on Changes in office and ambulatory systolic BPs, rate of BP control. Blood pressure telemonitoring and remote counseling was cost-effective and provided clinical benefits and patient-perceived value in hypertensive patients.