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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 741-743 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Human Hypertension |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2007 |