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The reliability of patient blood pressure self-assessments - a cross-sectional study.

Katarzyna NesslerAnna Krztoń-KrólewieckaAnna SuskaMitchell R MannMichał B NesslerAdam Windak
Published in: BMC primary care (2023)
Patient self-measured BP levels were higher than researcher values, likely due to a higher patient error rate. Healthcare providers must increase training regarding correct HBPM techniques offered to patients; such efforts should be directed at all hypertensive patients, emphasizing the most error-prone demographics.
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