Key result
Patients felt confident self-monitoring blood pressure and self-titrating medication for substantially raised readings, but were reluctant to increase medication for borderline readings.
Patients value and feel confident in self-monitoring and self-titrating antihypertensive medications, though they exhibit reluctance to escalate therapy for borderline readings, highlighting a need for additional support to overcome patient-level clinical inertia.
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Patients' reluctance to self-titrate antihypertensives at borderline readings warrants targeted support; extends self-management RCTs by identifying this inertia barrier.
Jones et al. (2012) studied Hypertension (n=29). Self-monitoring of blood pressure and self-titration of medication was evaluated on Patients' views and experiences of self-monitoring and self-titration (qualitative themes). Patients felt confident self-monitoring blood pressure and self-titrating medication for substantially raised readings, but were reluctant to increase medication for borderline readings.
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