Home blood pressure measurement for hypertension management in the real world: Do not just measure, but share with your physician.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies of the effectiveness of home blood pressure (BP) measurement on the treatment of hypertension in the real world are sparse, and the results are controversial. There is an efficacy-effectiveness gap in the treatment of hypertension using home BP measurements. We aimed to investigate the effect of reporting home BP to physicians on ambulatory BP control as a factor contributing to the efficacy-effectiveness gap in treating patients with hypertension.

Methods

We recruited patients ≥20 years of age taking antihypertensive drugs. Office and 24-h ambulatory BP were measured. A questionnaire to the measurement of home BP was conducted. Participants were divided into an HBPM(-) group, home BP was not measured (n = 467); HBPM(+)-R(-) group, home BP was mea

SUBMITTER: Rhee MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889357 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature