Home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support among patients with hypertension and a history of stroke: a community-based randomized controlled trial.

Background: Adequate control of blood pressure reduces the risk of recurrent stroke. We conducted a randomized controlled study to determine whether home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support would reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension and a history of stroke.

Methods: We recruited 381 participants (mean age 72 years) from outpatient and inpatient stroke clinics between Mar.

How reliable are stroke patients' reports of their numbers of general practice consultations over 12 months?

Background: Data on primary health care use are frequently used in economic evaluations. However, it is unclear how patient self-reports of their number of consultations with their general practitioner (GP) relate to actual consultations in the electronic records. These data are crucial if self-reports are used to conduct economic evaluations.

Are stroke patients' reports of home blood pressure readings reliable? Cross-sectional study.

Background: Home blood pressure (BP) monitoring is gaining increasing popularity among patients and may be useful in hypertension management. Little is known about the reliability of stroke patients' records of home BP monitoring.

Objective: To assess the reliability of home BP recording in hypertensive patients who had suffered a recent stroke or transient ischaemic attack.