Telemonitoring and self-management for digital hypertension management: is there a preferred method?

ABSTRACT: Given the rise of telemonitoring and self-management, experts debate the respective advantages and disadvantages of these two approaches. To date, no study has directly compared the efficiency or cost-effectiveness of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring initiated and supervised by healthcare professionals (HCPs) and self-management of patients autonomously following a prespecified plan, but both have been compared to standard in-office BP management. A 2017 meta-analysis showed that telemonitoring leads to faster BP reduction and a higher rate of patients reaching their BP target than standard care. A 2023 meta-analysis found that digital health intervention to assist patients, such as short message services (SMS), smartphone apps, and websites, led to a larger BP decrease compared to usual

SUBMITTER: Postel-Vinay N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314696 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature