Key result
Home blood pressure monitoring and telephonic behavioral interventions were cost-additive to the health-care system over 24 months, with no significant differences in inpatient or outpatient costs.
Why the study?
What are the direct and patient time costs associated with home blood pressure monitoring with or without telephonic behavioral self-management compared with usual care in patients with hypertension?
Population
636 patients with hypertension
Comparison
Home blood pressure monitoring, telephonic… vs Usual care
Design
RCT, Randomized
Follow-up
24 months
Authors
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No major cost differences across groups; extends economic data on hypertension interventions but leaves practice change open.
RCT (n=636)
What are the direct and patient time costs associated with home blood pressure monitoring with or without telephonic behavioral self-management compared with usual care in patients with hypertension?
Home blood pressure monitoring and telephonic behavioral interventions are cost-additive to the healthcare system in the short term and involve nontrivial patient time costs.
Reed et al. (2009) conducted an RCT in hypertension (n=636). Home blood pressure monitoring, telephonic behavioral lifestyle intervention, or both vs. usual care was evaluated on Direct and patient time costs. Home blood pressure monitoring and telephonic behavioral interventions were cost-additive to the health-care system over 24 months, with no significant differences in inpatient or outpatient costs.
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