Why the study?
Does home blood pressure monitoring combined with Web communication and pharmacist care improve blood pressure control in patients with uncontrolled essential hypertension?
Population
778 participants aged 25 to 75 years with uncontrolled essential hypertension and Internet access, enrolled…
Comparison
Home blood pressure monitoring and secure… vs Usual care.
Design
RCT, Randomly assigned to 3 groups
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Supports integrating Web pharmacist care with home BP monitoring into practice; extends RCT evidence for pharmacist-led telehealth in hypertension.
Does home blood pressure monitoring combined with Web communication and pharmacist care improve blood pressure control in patients with uncontrolled essential hypertension?
Pharmacist care management delivered through secure patient Web communications, combined with home BP monitoring, significantly improves blood pressure control in patients with uncontrolled hypertension.
Beverly B. Green (2008) studied this question.
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