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Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Women of Child-Bearing Age With Hypertension From 2009 to 2014.
- Source :
- American Journal of Hypertension; Aug2022, Vol. 35 Issue 8, p694-698, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of maternal mortality, and HTN guidelines recommend home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to help achieve blood pressure (BP) control. Evidence suggests that HBPM be coupled with a care team to maximize its effectiveness. HBPM use and the prevalence of provider counseling in child-bearing age women with HTN are unknown. METHODS We used data from 3,614 women in the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2009–2014 to determine HBPM use and provider counseling for women of child-bearing age (20–50 years) with and without HTN. HBPM use and provider counseling were self-reported. We examined rates of HBPM use by race/ethnicity, poverty–income ratio (PIR), education, and insurance. RESULTS Among women of child-bearing age with HTN, the mean (SE) age was 37.0 (0.3) years, the mean (SE) BMI was 35.5 (0.6) kg/m<superscript>2</superscript>, and 73% were on BP medication. Of these women with HTN, 49.6% reported HBPM use in the past year and 40.4% received provider counseling. There was no significant difference in HBPM use by race/ethnicity, PIR, or insurance, though higher education was associated with HBPM use. Women with HTN who received provider counseling were more likely to use HBPM (odds ratio = 15.7, 95% confidence interval 9.1–26.9). CONCLUSIONS Nearly half of child-bearing age women with HTN have adopted HBPM, and provider counseling was strongly associated with HBPM use. This highlights a need and opportunity for providers to improve BP management by supporting a popular and valuable monitoring approach among women of child-bearing age with HTN. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BLOOD pressure
HEALTH & Nutrition Examination Survey
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08957061
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Hypertension
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 158288755
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajh/hpac055