Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring using telemedicine: proof-of-concept cohort and failure modes and effects analyses.

ABSTRACT: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated adoption of remote consulting in healthcare. Despite opportunities posed by telemedicine, most hypertension services in Europe have suspended ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Methods: We examined the process and performance of remotely delivered ABPM using two methodologies: firstly, a Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and secondly, a quantitative analysis comparing ABPM data from a subgroup of 65 participants of the Screening for Hypertension in the INpatient Environment (SHINE) diagnostic accuracy study. The FMEA was performed over seven sessions from February to March 2021, with a multidisciplinary team comprising a patient representative, a research coordinator with technical expertise and four research

SUBMITTER: Armitage LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9411972 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature