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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
Volume 35, Issue 3, Pages 244-255Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab170
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barriers; blood pressure; cardiovascular disease; health information technology; hypertension; prevention; self-measured blood pressure monitoring
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Hypertension is common in the United States and self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) is an evidence-based strategy for improving control. However, optimal use of SMBP faces barriers at both patient and system levels, and additional efforts are needed to overcome these barriers.
Hypertension is highly prevalent in the United States, and many persons with hypertension do not have controlled blood pressure. Self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP), when combined with clinical support, is an evidence-based strategy for lowering blood pressure and improving control in persons with hypertension. For years, there has been support for widespread implementation of SMBP by national organizations and the federal government, and SMBP was highlighted as a primary intervention in the 2020 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Control Hypertension, yet optimal SMBP use remains low. There are well-known patient and clinician barriers to optimal SMBP documented in the literature. We explore additional high-level barriers that have been encountered, as broad policy and systems-level changes have been attempted, and offer potential solutions. Collective efforts could modernize data transfer and processing, improve broadband access, expand device coverage and increase affordability, integrate SMBP into routine care and reimbursement practices, and strengthen patient engagement, trust, and access.
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