Key result
A telemedicine service using home blood pressure monitoring significantly improved the diagnosis of essential hypertension compared with usual care (64% vs 26%).
Why the study?
Does a telemedicine service using home blood pressure monitoring improve the diagnosis of essential hypertension compared with usual care in outpatient clinic patients?
RCT (n=74)
Does a telemedicine service using home blood pressure monitoring improve the diagnosis of essential hypertension compared with usual care in outpatient clinic patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 64% vs 26%
A telemedicine service utilizing home blood pressure monitoring significantly improves and accelerates the detection of essential hypertension compared to usual care.
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May improve hypertension diagnostic accuracy; leaves open effects on management or outcomes.
Rogers et al. (2002) conducted an RCT in essential hypertension (n=74). Telemedicine service vs. Usual care was evaluated on Diagnosis of essential hypertension. A telemedicine service using home blood pressure monitoring significantly improved the diagnosis of essential hypertension compared with usual care (64% vs 26%).
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