Key result
Self-measurement of blood pressure at home was feasible and yielded readings significantly lower than office measurements by 13 mm Hg for systolic and 8 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure.
Why the study?
Does self-measurement of blood pressure at home provide accurate and precise BP values compared to office readings in patients with hypertension?
Population
1710 patients in general practice with office diastolic blood pressure within the range 95 to 119 mm Hg…
Comparison
Self-measurement of blood pressure at home with… vs Office blood pressure readings.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
4 weeks
Authors
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Should not yet inform hypertension treatment thresholds; leaves open the prognostic value of home versus office readings.
Observational (n=1,710)
Does self-measurement of blood pressure at home provide accurate and precise BP values compared to office readings in patients with hypertension?
Self-measurement of blood pressure at home is feasible, avoids digit preference bias, and requires at least six measurements to significantly reduce BP measurement variability compared to office readings.
Gilles Châtellier (1996) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=1,710). Self-measurement of blood pressure at home (SMBP) and trandolapril vs. Office blood pressure readings was evaluated on Feasibility of SMBP and comparison of home versus office blood pressure levels. Self-measurement of blood pressure at home was feasible and yielded readings significantly lower than office measurements by 13 mm Hg for systolic and 8 mm Hg for diastolic blood pressure.
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