Are self-reported telemonitored blood pressure readings affected by end-digit preference: a prospective cohort study in Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Simple forms of blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring require patients to text readings to central servers creating an opportunity for both entry error and manipulation. We wished to determine if there was an apparent preference for particular end digits and entries which were just below target BPs which might suggest evidence of data manipulation.

Design

Prospective cohort study SETTING: 37 socioeconomically diverse primary care practices from South East Scotland.

Participants

Patients were recruited with hypertension to a telemonitoring service in which patients submitted home BP readings by manually transcribing the measurements into text messages for transmission ('patient-texted system'). These readings were compared with those from primary care patients w

SUBMITTER: Parker RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5878245 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature