Home BP Monitoring Using a Telemonitoring System is Effective for Controlling BP in a Remote Island in Japan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess whether a home blood pressure (HBP) telemonitoring system could improve BP control and overcome the problems of HBP monitoring in a remote location. The authors enrolled 60 subjects and randomized them to either a Telemonitoring group or a Control group. The outcomes were changes in HBP level, adherence to HBP monitoring, and visual analog scale (VAS; score 0-100) as a measure of the motivation to perform HBP measurements. The reductions in morning systolic BP (-5.5±0.9 mm Hg vs 0.7±0.7 mm Hg, P