Reliability of Self-Reported Blood Pressure Measurements.

From: American Family Physician | Date: June 15, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Self-monitoring blood pressure programs have been initiated to improve blood pressure control and management, and clinical outcomes, and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. While many patients take and record their blood pressure at home, it is unknown whether they accurately report these readings to their primary care physicians. In other studies of self-reported measurements used as a form of disease management (e.g., diabetes, asthma), significant inaccuracies in self-monitoring have been shown. Johnson and associates compared self-reported with ...

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