Reporting of blood pressure levels and self-monitoring practices: a survey among outpatients diagnosed with hypertension in Bogota, Colombia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Routine blood pressure (BP) self-monitoring is recommended for patients already diagnosed with hypertension. How often these patients can report their BP levels is unknown, particularly in low-and-middle income countries.

Methods

We surveyed (January 2021 to May 2022) representative samples of patients with established diagnosis of hypertension from 3 health care networks (involving 74 outpatient clinics) and 2 university hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia. Trained health care professionals conducted a telephone survey including questions on demographics, medical history, and general understanding about hypertension and its potential complications. The outcome variables were the self-report of participant's BP levels (primary) and monitoring practices among participant

SUBMITTER: Villar JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10503071 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature