Home BP monitoring

Patients who participate in home-monitoring programs are more likely to lower their blood pressure than those without extra support.

Researchers divided a group of hypertension patients into two groups.

Some received traditional care, while others monitored their blood pressure at home and were then consulted by a pharmacist over the phone several times a month.

After six months, about 70% of the tele-monitoring group had reduced their blood pressure to healthy levels, compared to only 45% in the traditional care group.