Why the study?
Hypertension often leads to untimely diagnosis and poor control, and consensus among national and international authorities on the use of self-blood pressure monitoring has been lacking despite frequent clinician recommendation.
Does self-blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control in adults with hypertension?
Does self-blood pressure monitoring improve blood pressure control in adults with hypertension?
Self-blood pressure monitoring, especially when paired with healthcare provider support and education, provides modest short-term improvements in blood pressure control and medication adherence.
May support guided home monitoring as an adjunct now; leaves open long-term control and optimal team-based models.
Hypertension, especially in the initial stages, is a silent disease that fails to show symptoms until complications arise [1]. Many times, this leads to untimely diagnosis and can contribute to non-adherence of healthcare practitioners’ advice [1]. Only 54% of those diagnosed with hypertension have adequate control per national guidelines with a mere 9% having resistant hypertension [2, 3]. Self-blood pressure monitoring has been used as a tool assisting individuals and clinicians in managing hypertension due to convenience, ease of use, and affordability [4]. However, consensus among national and international authorities on its use has been lacking [4]. Despite this, many healthcare practitioners continue to advise individuals to include self-blood pressure monitoring into their self-care regimen [4].
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