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Beatriz Peleteiro Cob
Spain
Research Article
Does Self-measurement of Blood Pressure (SMBP) Contribute to Improve the Degree of Hypertension Control?
Author(s): Ángel Díaz Rodríguez, Ana Beatriz De Abajo Larriba, Enrique Méndez Rodríguez, Beatriz Peleteiro Cobo, Omar Mahmoud Atoui, Rocío Alvarez López, Serafín de Abajo Olea, Jessica Capón Álvarez6 and María Jesús Álvarez López
Ángel Díaz Rodríguez, Ana Beatriz De Abajo Larriba, Enrique Méndez Rodríguez, Beatriz Peleteiro Cobo, Omar Mahmoud Atoui, Rocío Alvarez López, Serafín de Abajo Olea, Jessica Capón Álvarez6 and María Jesús Álvarez López
Background and objectives: Self-measurement of blood pressure can be associated with a better control of blood pressure. The objectives of this study were to determine the degree of control with two measuring methods (clinical blood pressure measure and self-measurement of blood pressure) and determine the factors associated with poor control.
Methods: Multicenter randomized cross-sectional Study in Hypertensive patients diagnosed and treated at Primary Care. Recollected data included: socio-demographic profiles, personal history, standard blood tests and arterial pressure measure by self-measurement of blood pressure and clinical blood pressure measure. Control objectives included for self-measurement of blood pressure (<135/85 mmHg) and for clinical blood pressure measure (<140/90 mmHg). Data are expressed in percentages and averages.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2327-4972.1000I183