SynthesisAmerican journal of hypertension2023
Perspectives and Experiences of Self-monitoring of Blood Pressure Among Patients With Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.
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- Self-management in young and middle-aged patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Applying behavior change theory to intervention design: promoting clinic-level implementation of self-measured blood pressure monitoring in safety net primary care settings.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Treatment burden, healthcare experiences, and health-related quality of life among youth with chronic kidney disease treated for hypertension.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Uptake of community blood pressure monitoring and associated factors among people living with HIV and hypertension accessing care at selected HIV clinics in urban and peri-urban Uganda.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Support needs of people living with hypertension in Ghana: the voices of the patients.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Determinants of regular self-monitoring of blood pressure in a digital health-based management program among Korean adults living in a remote community : a community-based observational study.BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Self-monitoring of blood pressure and self-assessment of self-care: an interview study among patients with hypertension.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- The ongoing quest for the independent patient: an interview study on healthcare professionals' perspectives on integrating self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension care.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Predicting measurement continuity in home blood pressure monitoring using machine learning.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026Article
- Uptake of community blood pressure monitoring and associated factors among people living with HIV and hypertension accessing care at selected HIV clinics in Urban and Peri-urban Uganda.Research square · 2026Article
- Design and rationale for MICROFIT (Microvascular Coronary Rehabilitation For Improving Treatment)-a feasibility randomized trial of intensive lifestyle rehabilitation for symptomatic coronary microvascular dysfunction.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Hypertension knowledge gaps: A patient-caregiver comparison from a tertiary care centre in Northern India.Heart international · 2026Article
- Reimagining Arterial Hypertension and Dyslipidemia Care: Telemedicine's Promise and Pitfalls from the Slovak Patient Viewpoint.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Unlocking the Potential of mHealth: Integrating Behaviour Change Techniques in Hypertension App Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Factors influencing adoption of self-monitoring of blood pressure among hypertensive patients in primary healthcare in Vietnam: a cross-sectional facility-based study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Home blood pressure monitoring and mobile health application practices among pregnant persons with and at risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.Pregnancy hypertension · 2025Article
- How do patients experience and use home blood pressure monitoring? A qualitative analysis with UTAUT 2.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2024Article
- Facilitators of medication adherence in patients with hypertension: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Is the Blood Pressure-Enabled Smartwatch Ready to Drive Precision Medicine? Supporting Findings From a Validation Study.Cardiology research · 2023Article
- The Promise and Illusion of Continuous, Cuffless Blood Pressure Monitoring.Current cardiology reports · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-monitoring of blood pressure is a key strategy in managing hypertension but may be challenging and burdensome for patients. The aim of the study was to describe the perspectives and experiences of self-monitoring of blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
methodsMEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL were searched from database inception to March 2022. We used thematic synthesis to analyze the data.
resultsThirty-five studies involving 872 patients aged 18-95 years were included. Four themes were identified: enabling autonomy and empowerment of own health (allowing access to comprehensive and accurate data, bolstering motivation for lifestyle changes, encouraging diligence in medication taking, gaining interest in self-management, and increasing awareness of health status); providing reassurance and convenience (instilling a sense of security, readiness for troubleshooting, and reducing the frequency of clinical appointments); triggering confusion and stress (anxiety and panic over "bad" numbers, constant reminder of illness identity, disregarded by clinicians, lack of confidence in interpreting and responding to results, redundancy of continuous monitoring, and uncertainties around targets and frequency of measures, concerns of unreliability); financial and operational burden of device (vulnerability preventing use, or unsustainable cost).
conclusionsInadequate knowledge about the benefits of lowering blood pressure, home blood pressure monitoring, blood pressure goals, and interpretation of blood pressure values, limited access to home blood pressure monitoring devices, and psychological burden with home blood pressure monitoring limit home blood pressure monitoring.
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