Self-Measured Blood Pressure-Guided Pharmacotherapy : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of United States-Based Telemedicine Trials

BACKGROUND: The optimal approach to implementing telemedicine hypertension management in the United States is unknown.

METHODS: We examined telemedicine hypertension management versus the effect of usual clinic-based care on blood pressure (BP) and patient/clinician-related heterogeneity in a systematic review/meta-analysis. We searched United States-based randomized trials from Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Compendex, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and 2 trial registries. We used trial-level differences in BP and its control rate at ≥6 months using random-effects models. We examined heterogeneity in univariable metaregression and in prespecified subgroups (clinicians leading pharmacotherapy [physician/nonphysician], self-management support [pharmacist/nurse], White versus non-White patient predominant trials [>50% patients/trial], diabetes predominant trials [≥25% patients/trial], and White patient predominant but not diabetes predominant trials versus both non-White and diabetes patient predominant trials].

RESULTS: Thirteen, 11, and 7 trials were eligible for systolic and diastolic BP difference and BP control, respectively. Differences in systolic and diastolic BP and BP control rate were -7.3 mm Hg (95% CI, -9.4 to -5.2), -2.7 mm Hg (-4.0 to -1.5), and 10.1% (0.4%-19.9%), respectively, favoring telemedicine. Greater BP reduction occurred in trials where nonphysicians led pharmacotherapy, pharmacists provided self-management support, White patient predominant trials, and White patient predominant but not diabetes predominant trials, with no difference by diabetes predominant trials.

CONCLUSIONS: Telemedicine hypertension management is more effective than clinic-based care in the United States, particularly when nonphysicians lead pharmacotherapy and pharmacists provide self-management support. Non-White patient predominant trials achieved less BP reduction. Equity-conscious, locally informed adaptation of telemedicine interventions is needed before wider implementation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:81

Enthalten in:

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 81(2024), 3 vom: 01. Feb., Seite 648-657

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Acharya, Sameer [VerfasserIn]
Neupane, Gagan [VerfasserIn]
Seals, Austin [VerfasserIn]
Kc, Madhav [VerfasserIn]
Giustini, Dean [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Sharan [VerfasserIn]
Taylor, Yhenneko J [VerfasserIn]
Palakshappa, Deepak [VerfasserIn]
Williamson, Jeff D [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Justin B [VerfasserIn]
Bosworth, Hayden B [VerfasserIn]
Pokharel, Yashashwi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adult
Blood pressure
Humans
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Self-management
Systematic Review
United States

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Date Completed 16.02.2024

Date Revised 16.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.123.22109

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366797689