Key result
Clinic-based hypertension programs with home BP monitoring linked to ~7 mm Hg lower systolic BP.
Why the study?
Does a clinic-based hypertension management program including home BP monitoring reduce blood pressure in low-income adults with hypertension?
Population
n=43 low-income adults with hypertension in rural Appalachia (Athens, Ohio)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 follow-up visits
Authors
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Supports team-based home BP programs in rural clinics; leaves open whether benefits extend beyond this small retrospective cohort.
Observational (n=43)
No
Does a clinic-based hypertension management program including home BP monitoring reduce blood pressure in low-income adults with hypertension?
Effect estimate: 6.8-mm Hg reduction in systolic BP and 3.8-mm Hg reduction in diastolic BP per visit
p-value: p=<.001
A clinic-based hypertension management program incorporating home BP monitoring and education significantly reduced blood pressure in a low-income rural population.
Scakacs et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=43). Hypertension management program (home BP monitoring, education, and pharmacologic interventions) was evaluated on Blood pressure reduction (6.8-mm Hg reduction in systolic BP and 3.8-mm Hg reduction in diastolic BP per visit, p=<.001). A clinic-based hypertension management program including home BP monitoring reduced systolic BP by an average of 6.8 mm Hg and diastolic BP by 3.8 mm Hg per visit (P<.001).
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