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October 11, 2020Journal of Clinical HypertensionOpen Access

Insights on home blood pressure monitoring in Asia: Expert perspectives from 10 countries/regions

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Why the study?

Despite the recognized diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic benefits of home blood pressure monitoring, its use in many parts of Asia has been reported to be low.

Population

12 leading experts from 10 Asian countries/regions

Design

Expert panel perspective summary

Authors

JWJi‐Guang WangMBMa Lourdes BunyiYCYook Chin Chia

Discussion

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Overview

May warrant targeted education and validated-device access now; leaves open which local strategies will raise HBPM uptake across Asia.

Structured PICO

P
Population
12 leading experts (cardiologists, epidemiologist, hypertension specialists, internist, neurologist, and primary care specialist) from 10 Asian countries/regions
I
Intervention
Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM)
O
Outcome
Current status, barriers, and future directions of HBPM in Asia

This expert consensus highlights significant gaps in the awareness and utilization of home blood pressure monitoring across Asia and calls for local research and guidelines to improve hypertension management.

Limitations

  • small number of participants (only one representative for most countries)
  • potential for bias, particularly in countries with varied healthcare settings where standards differ between cities and rural areas

Cite This Study

Wang et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7fa2ce812a481b9a5f2586https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.14074
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