Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension
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Comparative Study
Relationship between home blood pressure measurement and medication compliance and name recognition of antihypertensive drugs.
This study examined the relationship of home blood pressure measurement to medication compliance and name recognition of antihypertensive drugs in outpatients with hypertension. A total of 1,452 consecutive outpatients (842 males, 610 females; mean age 65+/-11 yr) seeking care at our institute answered questions at our cardiovascular outpatient clinic such as whether they had a sphygmomanometer at home, how often they measured their blood pressure at home, and how often they missed taking their medication. ⋯ In conclusion, medication compliance and antihypertensive drug name recognition were better in patients who measured their home blood pressure than in patients who did not measure their home blood pressure. From these results, we conclude that physicians should recommend home blood pressure measurement to patients being treated with antihypertensive drugs, because there is a possibility that home blood pressure measurement might improve medication compliance.