Blood pressure outcomes at 18 months in primary care patients prescribed remote physiological monitoring for hypertension: a prospective cohort study

J Hum Hypertens. 2024 Mar;38(3):286-288. doi: 10.1038/s41371-024-00904-7. Epub 2024 Mar 6.

Abstract

This pragmatic matched cohort study using EHR data extended the follow up to 18 months for BP outcomes comparing individuals prescribed remote patient monitoring (n = 288) and temporally-matched controls (n = 1152) from six primary care practices. After 18 months, the RPM-prescribed cohort had greater BP control < 140/90 mm Hg (RPM cohort: 71.5%, control cohort: 51.9%, p < 0.001) and lower systolic BP (131.6 versus 136.0 mm Hg, p = 0.004) using office and home measurements. BP control at 18 months assessed by office measurements only was also higher in the RPM group (62.2% versus 51.9%, p = 0.004).

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Blood Pressure / physiology
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory*
  • Cohort Studies
  • Humans
  • Hypertension* / diagnosis
  • Hypertension* / drug therapy
  • Primary Health Care
  • Prospective Studies