ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2015
Improving management and effectiveness of home blood pressure monitoring: a qualitative UK primary care study.
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- Perspectives and Experiences of Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure Among Patients With Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.American journal of hypertension · 2023Pooled it
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- How do patients experience and use home blood pressure monitoring? A qualitative analysis with UTAUT 2.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
- Factors influencing home blood pressure monitor ownership in a large clinical trial.Journal of human hypertension · 2022Article
- Impact of Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure on Processes of Hypertension Care and Long-Term Blood Pressure Control.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
- How point-of-care HbADiabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2020Article
- Using mHealth for the management of hypertension in UK primary care: an embedded qualitative study of the TASMINH4 randomised controlled trial.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Article
- Implementation of home blood pressure monitoring among French GPs: A long and winding road.PloS one · 2019Article
- Patient experience of home and waiting room blood pressure measurement: a qualitative study of patients with recently diagnosed hypertension.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2018Article
- Patient use of blood pressure self-screening facilities in general practice waiting rooms: a qualitative study in the UK.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
- Patients' and clinicians' views on the optimum schedules for self-monitoring of blood pressure: a qualitative focus group and interview study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2016Article
- Interindividual Variability in Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure Using Consumer-Purchased Wireless Devices.Nursing researchArticle
- Participants' Views on Lifestyle Intervention Program Enhancing Long-Term Health-Related Behaviors Improvement among Prehypertension and/or Prediabetes Mellitus Older Adults: A Qualitative Study Examined in Thailand at Health Promoting Hospitals.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-monitoring blood pressure (SMBP) is becoming an increasingly prevalent practice in UK primary care, yet there remains little conceptual understanding of why patients with hypertension engage in self-monitoring.
aimTo identify psychological factors or processes prompting the decision to self-monitor blood pressure. DESIGN AND
settingA qualitative study of patients previously participating in a survey study about SMBP from four general practices in the West Midlands.
methodTaped and transcribed in-depth interviews with 16 patients (6 currently monitoring, 2 used to self-monitor, and 8 had never self-monitored). Thematic analysis was undertaken.
resultsThree main themes emerged: 'self' and 'living with hypertension' described the emotional element of living with an asymptomatic condition; 'self-monitoring behaviour and medication' described overall views about self-monitoring, current practice, reasons for monitoring, and the impact on medication adherence; and 'the GP-patient transaction' described the power relations affecting decisions to self-monitor. Self-monitoring was performed by some as a protective tool against the fears of a silent but serious condition, whereas others self-monitor simply out of curiosity. People who self-monitored tended not to discuss this with their nurse or GP, partly due to perceiving minimal or no interest from their clinician about home monitoring, and partly due to fear of being prescribed additional medication.
conclusionThe decision to self-monitor appeared often to be an individual choice with no schedule or systems to integrate it with other medical care. Better recognition by clinicians that patients are self-monitoring, perhaps utilising the results in shared decision-making, might help integrate it into daily practice.
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