The optimal schedule for home blood pressure monitoring should be based on 12-14 measurements (up to 25), taken morning and evening in duplicate, discarding the initial day's measurements.
What is the optimal schedule for self-monitoring of blood pressure by patients at home?
The optimal schedule for home blood pressure monitoring requires 12-14 measurements taken in duplicate morning and evening, with the first day's readings discarded.
The optimal schedule for home blood pressure monitoring should represent the usual level of home blood pressure, give a reproducible value, and have prognostic ability. Therefore, outcome studies, as well as short-term trials assessing the reproducibility of home blood pressure, its stability over time and its relationship with ambulatory blood pressure should be taken into account. A review of this evidence suggests that the optimal schedule should be based on 12–14 measurements, and even more measurements up to 25 are desirable. Morning and evening measurements should be obtained, with at least duplicate measurements per occasion. Measurements on the initial day should preferably be discarded.
Stergiou et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Blood pressure monitoring. Self-monitoring of blood pressure at home was evaluated on Optimal schedule for home blood pressure monitoring. The optimal schedule for home blood pressure monitoring should be based on 12-14 measurements (up to 25), taken morning and evening in duplicate, discarding the initial day's measurements.