Ting Ye1, Pei Zhang2, Zhaolian Ouyang3, Jiajuan Yang4, Chengzhong Xu5, Zijing Pan6, Zhouzhi Wu7, Liang Zhang8, Boyang Li9. 1. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: yeting@hust.edu.cn. 2. Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 Dalian Road, Yichang, China. Electronic address: 2905517214@qq.com. 3. Institute of Medical Information (IMI), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China. Electronic address: zoeouyang@163.com. 4. Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 Dalian Road, Yichang, China. Electronic address: 85148165@qq.com. 5. Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 Dalian Road, Yichang, China. Electronic address: function68@qq.com. 6. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: m201775315@hust.edu.cn. 7. Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 3 Dalian Road, Yichang, China. Electronic address: 421096028@qq.com. 8. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: Zhangliang@mails.tjmu.edu.cn. 9. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: jimmylee1900@hust.edu.cn.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Home blood pressure telemonitoring (HBPT) has great potential in improving blood pressure (BP) control among patients with hypertension. However, the longitudinal use trajectories of HBPT have not been identified yet. In addition, there has been a lack of understanding of the relationship between developmental trajectories of HBPT and BP control over time. The primary goal of this study was to identify the longitudinal trajectories of using HBPT among hypertensive patients and to explore the relationship between longitudinal trajectories of HBPT use patterns and BP control. METHODS: A total of 122 hypertensive patients were enrolled consecutively in Xiling, Huayan, Baisha and Xueyuan communities in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China. Each patient was provided with a portable monitoring device which has unlimited data service at the time of enrollment. Socio-demographics (e.g. name, age, sex, marital status) were collected at baseline. Real-time data including systolic and diastolic blood pressure were automatically uploaded to cloud platform through devices. Latent class growth analysis was conducted to determine the latent trajectory of HBPT use. Joint trajectory method was used to correlate the longitudinal trajectories of HBPT utilization and BP control status. RESULTS: Five trajectories were identified which are persistently low (47.1%), moderate with decreasing (23.9%), sharply decreasing (11.2%), high with decreasing (11.3%) and persistently high with increasing (6.6%). There was no statistically significant difference among 5 trajectories in the baseline survey in terms of age, marital status, BP (both SBP and DBP) and BP control status. However, there was a strong positive correlation between the HBPT utilization pattern and BP control status over time. CONCLUSIONS: The latent trajectories of HBPT utilization were identified in our study. However, no predictors of trajectory membership were identified. Nevertheless, we have demonstrated that HBPT was to some extent positively correlated with improved BP control, and this correlation still needs to be further proved.
BACKGROUND: Home blood pressure telemonitoring (HBPT) has great potential in improving blood pressure (BP) control among patients with hypertension. However, the longitudinal use trajectories of HBPT have not been identified yet. In addition, there has been a lack of understanding of the relationship between developmental trajectories of HBPT and BP control over time. The primary goal of this study was to identify the longitudinal trajectories of using HBPT among hypertensivepatients and to explore the relationship between longitudinal trajectories of HBPT use patterns and BP control. METHODS: A total of 122 hypertensivepatients were enrolled consecutively in Xiling, Huayan, Baisha and Xueyuan communities in Yichang City, Hubei Province, China. Each patient was provided with a portable monitoring device which has unlimited data service at the time of enrollment. Socio-demographics (e.g. name, age, sex, marital status) were collected at baseline. Real-time data including systolic and diastolic blood pressure were automatically uploaded to cloud platform through devices. Latent class growth analysis was conducted to determine the latent trajectory of HBPT use. Joint trajectory method was used to correlate the longitudinal trajectories of HBPT utilization and BP control status. RESULTS: Five trajectories were identified which are persistently low (47.1%), moderate with decreasing (23.9%), sharply decreasing (11.2%), high with decreasing (11.3%) and persistently high with increasing (6.6%). There was no statistically significant difference among 5 trajectories in the baseline survey in terms of age, marital status, BP (both SBP and DBP) and BP control status. However, there was a strong positive correlation between the HBPT utilization pattern and BP control status over time. CONCLUSIONS: The latent trajectories of HBPT utilization were identified in our study. However, no predictors of trajectory membership were identified. Nevertheless, we have demonstrated that HBPT was to some extent positively correlated with improved BP control, and this correlation still needs to be further proved.
Authors: Zijing Pan; Wanchun Xu; Zhong Li; Chengzhong Xu; Fangfang Lu; Pei Zhang; Liang Zhang; Ting Ye Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-01-29 Impact factor: 3.390