Key result
Tech-enabled home BP monitoring with tele-consultation links to better BP control and cost-effectiveness versus usual care.
Why the study?
Technology to enhance hypertension management is increasingly used in primary care, but it has not been evaluated in an Asian primary care setting.
Does technology-enabled home blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control and cost-effectiveness in patients with hypertension?
Cohort (n=240)
No
Does technology-enabled home blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control and cost-effectiveness in patients with hypertension?
p-value: p=<0.05
Technology-enabled home blood pressure monitoring with tele-support improves blood pressure control and is cost-effective in an Asian primary care setting.
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May support telemonitoring adoption in Asian primary care; extends evidence but leaves open need for RCTs.
Teo et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=240). Technology-enabled home blood pressure monitor with tele-consultations and nurse-led tele-support vs. Usual care was evaluated on Clinical outcomes (blood pressure control), cost-effectiveness, and patient satisfaction (p=<0.05). Technology-enabled home blood pressure monitoring with tele-consultation improved blood pressure control (P<0.05) and was cost-effective compared to usual care (ICER S$23,935.14/QALY).
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