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ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2022

The Impact of Synchronous Telehealth Services With a Digital Platform on Day-by-Day Home Blood Pressure Variability in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: Retrospective Cohort Study.

Ying-Hsien Chen, Chi-Sheng Hung, Ching-Chang Huang, Jen-Kuang Lee, Jiun-Yu Yu, Yi-Lwun Ho

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Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Ying-Hsien ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0585-5847
Chi-Sheng HungDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0158-7232
Ching-Chang HuangDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8733-6217
Jen-Kuang LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3790-484X
Jiun-Yu YuDepartment of Business Administration, College of Management, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-9517-1667
Yi-Lwun HoDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8936-9570
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypertension is associated with a large global disease burden with variable control rates across different regions and races. Telehealth has recently emerged as a health care strategy for managing chronic diseases, but there are few reports regarding the effects of synchronous telehealth services on home blood pressure (BP) control and variability.

objectiveThe objective of this study is to investigate the effect of synchronous telehealth services with a digital platform on home BP.

methodsThis retrospective study was conducted by the Taiwan ELEctroHEALTH study group at the Telehealth Center of the National Taiwan University Hospital. We analyzed home BP data taken from 2888 patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) enrolled in our telehealth program between 2009 to 2017. Of the 2888 patients with CVD, 348 (12.05%) patients who received home BP surveillance for ≥56 days were selected for BP analysis. Patients were stratified into three groups: (1) poorly controlled hypertension, (2) well-controlled hypertension, and (3) nonhypertension. The mean, SD, coefficient of variation (CV), and average real variability were calculated.

resultsTelehealth interventions significantly and steadily reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the poorly controlled hypertension group from 144.8.2±9.2 to 133.7±10.2 mmHg after 2 months (P<.001). BP variability reduced in all patients: SBP-SD decreased from 7.8±3.4 to 7.3±3.4 after 2 months (P=.004), and SBP-CV decreased from 6.3±2.5 to 5.9±2.6 after 2 months (P=.004). Event-free survival (admission) analysis stratified by SBP-SD showed longer time to first hospitalization for Q1 patients compared with Q4 patients (P=.02, odds ratio 2.15, 95% CI 1.18-3.89).

conclusionsSynchronous telehealth intervention may improve home BP control and decrease day-by-day home BP variability in patients with CVD.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHypertensionTelemedicineBlood PressureHumansRetrospective Studiesblood pressurecardiovascular diseasechronic diseasecohortdigital platformhearthypertensioninterventionmanagementtelehealthvariability

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