In England, more than 8 million people have been diagnosed with hypertension. A blood pressure test is a simple way to check whether someone's blood pressure is too high or too low. Blood pressure testing can be carried out in many places, including at home with telehealth blood pressure monitor, local pharmacies and general practitioners' clinics, make appointments at NHS health checks (for adults aged 40 to 74 in England), and even in some supermarkets.
The use of telehealth blood pressure monitor for blood pressure monitoring at home enables hypertensive patients to measure their blood pressure at home and share their blood pressure readings with their GP. There are many low-cost blood pressure monitors available for patients to purchase for use at home. It is important that any device is properly tested. The British and Irish Hypertension Society (BHS) provides information on validated blood pressure monitors. With the recovery of NHS from COVID 19 pandemic, family blood pressure monitoring has been identified as a priority for cardiovascular disease management to ensure that patients can manage hypertension well remotely, thereby reducing the need to participate in GP appointments.
There is a large amount of evidence supporting the use of telehealth blood pressure monitor at home. It has been proved that it can better reflect blood pressure, because testing in places like GP surgery will make patients feel anxious and may affect the results, making it easier for patients to monitor their condition for a long time. It is cost-effective to reduce the incidence of clinical events such as death, heart attack or stroke within five years and save the time of general practitioners by transferring care from doctors to other members of multidisciplinary teams. Regular home blood pressure monitoring of 50000 patients can prevent up to 500 heart attacks and 745 strokes within five years.
The blood pressure monitor TeleRPM BPM Gen 2 uses 4G technology to connect with T-Mobile or AT&T's cellular network, and has a built-in cellular SIM card. The distinct features of remote blood pressure monitors include cellular connection, coverage of AT&T and T-Mobile in the United States, major operators in Europe, unlimited M2M data plan, built-in safe white list network, and only authorizing trusted endpoints.
Avoid raising blood pressure in a short time before using telehealth blood pressure monitor to measure blood pressure. Do not measure your blood pressure within half an hour after eating, smoking, drinking coffee and other caffeinated drinks or exercising. These will temporarily increase your blood pressure. If you need to go to the toilet, please go before measuring your blood pressure. Make sure you are relaxed and comfortable. If you feel anxious or uncomfortable, your blood pressure will temporarily rise.
