Self-Monitoring and Managing Medications Improved High Blood Pressure

People who monitored their blood pressure at home and modified their medications based on the readings lowered their blood pressure more than those in a control group who received routine blood pressure management from a physician, according to results from a randomized clinical trial involving 219 patients in Spain. The participants were aged 40 years or older and had a systolic blood pressure of more than 145 mm Hg, a diastolic blood pressure of more than 90 mm Hg, or both. Both groups also received an educational booklet on reducing blood pressure.