ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners1999
Home blood pressure monitoring: its effect on the management of hypertension in general practice.
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- Blood pressure control by home monitoring: meta-analysis of randomised trials.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2004Pooled it
- Stroke patients' perceptions of home blood pressure monitoring: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2011Trial
- Comparison of agreement between different measures of blood pressure in primary care and daytime ambulatory blood pressure.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2002Trial
- Feasibility of a New Cuffless Device for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement in Patients With Hypertension: Mixed Methods Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Patients' preference for ambulatory versus home blood pressure monitoring.Journal of human hypertension · 2014Article
- Interpreting and acting upon home blood pressure readings: a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2013Article
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- The influence of self-owned home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) on primary care patients with hypertension: a qualitative study.BMC family practice · 2011Article
- [Different uses of home blood pressure measurement in the diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension].Atencion primaria · 2006Article
- Patients' experiences and opinions of home blood pressure measurement.Journal of human hypertension · 2003Article
- Comparison of acceptability of and preferences for different methods of measuring blood pressure in primary care.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2002Article
- The role of home blood pressure measurement in managing hypertension: an evidence-based review.Journal of human hypertension · 2002Review
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Abstract
backgroundAmbulatory and home blood pressure monitoring have been shown to improve the management of hypertension. Either can be used to diagnose 'white coat hypertension' (WCH), which affects 10% to 20% of hypertensives and usually does not require drug treatment. Home monitoring has been used little in primary care.
aimTo investigate the use and acceptability of home monitoring, and to establish the incidence of WCH as diagnosed in a primary care setting.
methodTwenty practices were asked to monitor hypertensive patients, in particular those about to start drug treatment and those who were poorly controlled.
resultsA total of 660 patients were monitored. Sixty-four (27%) of the 236 untreated patients had WCH and no medication was started in 60 (94%) of this group. Forty-five (17%) of the 258 poorly-controlled patients had WCH and, of these, 34 (76%) continued with the same medication and 11 (24%) either reduced or stopped it. Compliance with recording was high. Questionnaires and focus groups with doctors and nurses showed that home monitoring represented a valuable enhancement of their management of hypertensive patients. Patients reported a high degree of interest and satisfaction with monitoring.
conclusionsPatients, doctors, and nurses found monitoring valuable, and found the instruments easy to use with few problems. The feasibility of screening for WCH with home blood pressure monitoring was demonstrated, and, for this specific purpose, it is recommended as the preferred alternative to ambulatory monitoring in primary care.
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