Acceptability and psychological impact of out-of-office monitoring to diagnose hypertension: an evaluation of survey data from primary care patients.

<p><strong>BACKGROUND:</strong> Out-of-office blood pressure (BP) is recommended for diagnosing hypertension in primary care due to its increased accuracy compared to office BP. Moreover, being diagnosed as hypertensive has previously been linked to lower wellbeing. There is limite...

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Main Authors: Tompson, A, Ward, A, McManus, R, Perera, R, Thompson, M, Heneghan, C, Nunan, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Royal College of General Practitioners 2019