Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Improves Outcomes: Recommendation of the Community Preventive Services Task Force.

TASK FORCE FINDING The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends self-measured blood pressure monitoring interventions to improve blood pressure outcomes in patients with high blood pressure. There is sufficient evidence of effectiveness for self-measured blood pressure monitoring interventions when used alone (i.e., patients receive self-measured blood pressure tools, training, and monitoring). There is strong evidence of effectiveness for these interventions when combined with additional support (i.e., patient counseling, education, or web-based support). The economic evidence indicates that self-measured blood pressure monitoring interventions are cost effective when they are used with additional support or within team-based care.