Self measurement of blood pressure:   A community survey

R. J. McManus; A. Ryan; S. Greenfield; Helen M. Pattison; S. Clifford; J. Marriott; S. Wilson

doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1002217

Self measurement of blood pressure: A community survey

R. J. McManus^*, A. Ryan, S. Greenfield, Helen M. Pattison, S. Clifford, J. Marriott, S. Wilson

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Abstract

New technology means that self-measurement or testing of blood pressure (BP) is potentially available for many people but few data exist on how common it is. A community survey in Birmingham, UK in June 2005 (2931 responders; response rate 54%) of self-testing of BP showed that 9% of a randomly selected population sample had self-tested their own BP. Greater public awareness of BP through self-testing has the potential to improve the detection and treatment of BP but this will only be possible if professionals are aware of it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	741-743
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Human Hypertension
Volume	21
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1002217
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007

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