Interindividual Variability in Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure Using Consumer-Purchased Wireless Devices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Engagement with self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) declines, on average, over time but may vary substantially by individual.

Objectives

We aimed to describe different 1-year patterns (groups) of self-monitoring of BP behaviors, identify predictors of those groups, and examine the association of self-monitoring of BP groups with BP levels over time.

Methods

We analyzed device-recorded BP measurements collected by the Health eHeart Study-an ongoing prospective eCohort study-from participants with a wireless consumer-purchased device that transmitted date- and time-stamped BP data to the study through a full 12 months of observation starting from the first day they used the device. Participants received no instruction on device use. We applied clustering a

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10299813 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature