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ABSTRACT: Background
Studies have shown that self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) is effective when combined with co-interventions, but its efficacy varies in the presence of some co-morbidities. This study examined whether self-monitoring can reduce clinic BP in patients with hypertension-related co-morbidity.Methods
A systematic review was conducted of articles published in Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library up to January 2018. Randomized controlled trials of self-monitoring of BP were selected and individual patient data (IPD) were requested. Contributing studies were prospectively categorized by whether they examined a low/high-intensity co-intervention. Change in BP and likelihood of uncontrolled BP at 12 months were examined according to number and type of hypertension-related co-morbidity in a one-stage IPD meta-analysis.Results
A total of 22 trials were eligible, 16 of which were able to provide IPD for the primary outcome, including 6,522 (89%) participants with follow-up data. Self-monitoring was associated with reduced clinic systolic BP compared to usual care at 12-month follow-up, regardless of the number of hypertension-related co-morbidities (-3.12 mm Hg, [95% confidence intervals -4.78, -1.46 mm Hg]; P value for interaction with number of morbidities = 0.260). Intense interventions were more effective than low-intensity interventions in patients with obesity (P < 0.001 for all outcomes), and possibly stroke (P < 0.004 for BP control outcome only), but this effect was not observed in patients with coronary heart disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease.Conclusions
Self-monitoring lowers BP regardless of the number of hypertension-related co-morbidities, but may only be effective in conditions such obesity or stroke when combined with high-intensity co-interventions.
SUBMITTER: Sheppard JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7162426 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sheppard J P JP Tucker K L KL Davison W J WJ Stevens R R Aekplakorn W W Bosworth H B HB Bove A A Earle K K Godwin M M Green B B BB Hebert P P Heneghan C C Hill N N Hobbs F D R FDR Kantola I I Kerry S M SM Leiva A A Magid D J DJ Mant J J Margolis K L KL McKinstry B B McLaughlin M A MA McNamara K K Omboni S S Ogedegbe O O Parati G G Varis J J Verberk W J WJ Wakefield B J BJ McManus R J RJ
American journal of hypertension 20200301 3
<h4>Background</h4>Studies have shown that self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) is effective when combined with co-interventions, but its efficacy varies in the presence of some co-morbidities. This study examined whether self-monitoring can reduce clinic BP in patients with hypertension-related co-morbidity.<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic review was conducted of articles published in Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library up to January 2018. Randomized controlled trials of self-monitoring of ...[more]