Patients' experiences of self-monitoring blood pressure and self-titration ofmedication: The TASMINH2 trial qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 595, 2012, Pages

  Jones, Miren I ^a   Greenfield, Sheila M ^a   Bray, Emma P ^a   Baral Grant, Sabrina ^a   Hobbs, Richard ^b   Holder, Roger ^a   Little, Paule ^c   Mant, Jonathan ^d   Virdee, Satnam K ^a   Williams, Bryan ^e   McManus, Richards J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family practice; Hypertension; Qualitative research; Self blood pressure monitoring

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RISK FACTORS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84856907694     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X625201     Document Type: Article

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