Reports the availability of the booklet 'Healthy Blood Pressure' to help pharmacists to explain hypertension to customers. Offer of basic facts on blood pressure; Advice on the ways to monitor and control blood pressure; Prevention and treatment of blood pressure....
25% of high blood pressure readings are falsely elevated leading to diagnostic error or over-treatment. Learn how to eliminate this potential health problem.
This systematic review and meta-analysis included randomized controlled trials or observational studies that compare digital health interventions (DHIs) for telemedicine/telehealth versus usual care for managing blood pressure (BP) in adults. We searched PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, and IchuShi-Web, and ...
The second mailing also included a letter from the patient's primary care provider, a second educational booklet focused on medication compliance and home blood pressure monitoring, and a blood pressure logbook. The control group consisted of similar patients receiving usual care for hypertension. ...
Errors in blood pressure measurement can be significantly reduced by consideration and control of sources of error such as inadequate physical setting, equipment failure and poor technician performance. Inadequate setting and equipment failure can be ameliorated with the administration of rigorous quality co...
The DePEC-Nutrition trial is a complex dietary and behavioural intervention of salt intake reduction combined with increased high-nitrate vegetable consumption among Malaysian middle-aged and older adults with elevated blood pressure. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the tr...
BP control; low socioeconomic status; self-care behaviors; telehealth intervention; home blood pressure monitoring1. Introduction Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most common chronic conditions in the United States, affecting approximately 75 million, or 33% of the adult population [1]. By 2030,...
[28] that the repeated measurements of blood cholesterol level and blood pressure are significantly associated with cardiovascular risk prediction. The meta-analysis by Robinson et al. [29] indicated that non-HDL cholesterol blood level must be an important target in the treatment and prevention of...