Key result
Nurse-managed blood pressure telemonitoring significantly reduced systolic blood pressure by 13.0 mm Hg compared to 7.5 mm Hg with enhanced usual care at 12 months (p=.04).
Why the study?
Does nurse-managed blood pressure telemonitoring added to usual care improve blood pressure reduction in urban African Americans with hypertension?
RCT
Block stratified randomization
Does nurse-managed blood pressure telemonitoring added to usual care improve blood pressure reduction in urban African Americans with hypertension?
Absolute Event Rate: 13% vs 7.5%
p-value: p=.04
Nurse-managed blood pressure telemonitoring added to usual care significantly reduces systolic blood pressure over 12 months in urban African Americans with hypertension.
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Supports nurse-managed BP telemonitoring for urban African Americans with hypertension; extends RCT evidence to this high-risk population.
Artinian et al. (2007) conducted an RCT in Hypertension. Nurse-managed blood pressure telemonitoring plus usual care vs. Enhanced usual care was evaluated on Reduction in systolic blood pressure from baseline to 12-month follow-up (p=.04). Nurse-managed blood pressure telemonitoring significantly reduced systolic blood pressure by 13.0 mm Hg compared to 7.5 mm Hg with enhanced usual care at 12 months (p=.04).
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