Why the study?
Does a series of blood pressure measurements by the general practitioner or patient improve reproducibility compared to ambulatory blood pressure measurement in potentially hypertensive primary care patients?
Population
88 potentially hypertensive primary care patients
Comparison
Series of blood pressure measurements by general… vs Ambulatory blood pressure measurement (ABPM)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Comparable reproducibility supports series measurements by GP or patient as ABPM alternatives; hypothesis-generating, prospective trials needed before adoption.
Does a series of blood pressure measurements by the general practitioner or patient improve reproducibility compared to ambulatory blood pressure measurement in potentially hypertensive primary care patients?
A series of blood pressure measurements by a general practitioner or patient offers comparable reproducibility to ambulatory blood pressure measurement in primary care patients.
M Brueren (1997) studied this question.
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