ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2019
Acceptability and psychological impact of out-of-office monitoring to diagnose hypertension: an evaluation of survey data from primary care patients.
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Acceptability and Adherence to Home, Kiosk, and Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement Compared to 24-H Ambulatory Monitoring.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Trial
- Choice of home blood pressure monitoring device: the role of device characteristics among Alaska Native and American Indian peoples.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Trial
- Detection and Control of Pregnancy Hypertension Using Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure With Automated Telemonitoring: Cost Analyses of the BUMP Randomized Trials.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2024Article
- Citizens' perspectives on relocating care: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The 2022 focused update of the 2018 Korean Hypertension Society Guidelines for the management of hypertension.Clinical hypertension · 2023Review
- Assessing Usability of Smartwatch Digital Health Devices for Home Blood Pressure Monitoring among Glaucoma Patients.Informatics (MDPI) · 2022Article
- Patient perceptions of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring testing, tolerability, accessibility, and expense.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundOut-of-office blood pressure (BP) is recommended for diagnosing hypertension in primary care due to its increased accuracy compared to office BP. Moreover, being diagnosed as hypertensive has previously been linked to lower wellbeing. There is limited evidence regarding the acceptability of out-of-office BP and its impact on wellbeing.
aimTo assess the acceptability and psychological impact of out-of-office monitoring in people with suspected hypertension. DESIGN AND
settingA pre- and post-evaluation of participants with elevated (≥130 mmHg) systolic BP, assessing the psychological impact of 28 days of self-monitoring followed by ambulatory BP monitoring for 24 hours.
methodParticipants completed standardised psychological measures pre- and post-monitoring, and a validated acceptability scale post-monitoring. Descriptive data were compared using χ
resultsOut-of-office BP monitoring had no impact on depression and anxiety status in 93% and 85% of participants, respectively. Self-monitoring was more acceptable than ambulatory monitoring (
conclusionOut-of-office monitoring for hypertension diagnosis does not appear to be harmful. However, health professionals should be aware that in some patients it induces feelings of anxiety, and self-monitoring may be preferable to ambulatory monitoring.
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