Choice of home blood pressure monitoring device : the role of device characteristics among Alaska Native and American Indian peoples

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BACKGROUND: Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is an effective tool in treatment and long-term management of hypertension. HBPM incorporates more data points to help patients and providers with diagnosis and management. The characteristics of HBPM devices matter to patients, but the relative importance of the characteristics in choosing a device remains unclear.

METHODS: We used data from a randomized cross-over pilot study with 100 Alaska Native and American Indian (ANAI) people with hypertension to assess the choice of a wrist or arm HBPM device. We use a random utility framework to evaluate the relationship between stated likely use, perceived accuracy, ease of use, comfort, and participant characteristics with choice of device. Additional analyses examined willingness to change to a more accurate device.

RESULTS: Participants ranked the wrist device higher compared to the arm on a 5-point Likert scale for likely use, ease of use, and comfort (0.3, 0.5, 0.8 percentage points, respectively). Most participants (66%) choose the wrist device. Likely use (wrist and arm devices) was related to the probability of choosing the wrist (0.7 and - 1.4 percentage points, respectively). Independent of characteristics, 75% of participants would be willing to use the more accurate device. Ease of use (wrist device) and comfort (arm device) were associated with the probability of changing to a more accurate device (- 1.1 and 0.5 percentage points, respectively).

CONCLUSION: Usability, including comfort, ease, and likely use, appeared to discount the relative importance of perceived accuracy in the device choice. Our results contribute evidence that ANAI populations value accurate HBPM, but that the devices should also be easy to use and comfortable to facilitate long-term management.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

BMC cardiovascular disorders - 22(2022), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 19

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Railey, Ashley F [VerfasserIn]
Dillard, Denise A [VerfasserIn]
Fyfe-Johnson, Amber [VerfasserIn]
Todd, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Schaefer, Krista [VerfasserIn]
Rosenman, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alaska Native
American Indian
Blood pressure
Home blood pressure monitoring
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Preferences
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.02.2022

Date Revised 09.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12872-021-02449-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336247214