Factors Associated With Physician Recommendation of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Blood Pressure in the US Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to help achieve blood pressure (BP) control. We hypothesized that HBPM use with a physician recommendation would be associated with lower BP and greater medication adherence.

Methods

We used data from 6,320 adults with hypertension in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2014 to characterize the association of (i) provider recommendation for HBPM and (ii) HBPM use on 2 outcomes: measured BP (linear regression) and medication adherence (logistic regression). Provider recommendation, HBPM use, and medication use were self-reported.

Results

Among adults with hypertension, 30.1% reported a physician recommendation for HBPM, among whom 82.0% reported using HBPM. Among th

SUBMITTER: Tang O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7481989 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature