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The effect of numeracy level on completeness of home blood pressure monitoring.

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Rao, VN; Sheridan, SL; Tuttle, LA; Lin, F-C; Shimbo, D; Diaz, KM; Hinderliter, AL; Viera, AJ
Published in: J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
January 2015

Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) readings predict the increased risks of cardiovascular events and end-organ damage independent of office blood pressure (BP). Numeracy (the ability to handle numbers) may limit the feasibility of patients' performing HBPM. The authors analyzed data from 409 adults recruited from 12 North Carolina primary care clinics who completed a three-item numeracy assessment, the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Short Form health literacy assessment, and HBPM over 2 weeks. Among the 409 participants, 73% were college graduates and 69% had adequate numeracy. Completion of HBPM was greater among those with adequate numeracy (96.2% vs 93.7%; P=.009) and did not correlate with health literacy scores. More participants with adequate numeracy reported completion of ≥85% of readings than those with low numeracy (95% vs 88%; P=.018). Adequate numeracy, but not high literacy, is associated with more complete HBPM reporting. Whether higher numeracy is associated with more accurate self-reported readings is an area of future research.

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J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

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EISSN

1751-7176

Publication Date

January 2015

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

39 / 45

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Self Report
  • Primary Health Care
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Competency
  • Mathematics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Literacy
 

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Rao, V. N., Sheridan, S. L., Tuttle, L. A., Lin, F.-C., Shimbo, D., Diaz, K. M., … Viera, A. J. (2015). The effect of numeracy level on completeness of home blood pressure monitoring. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), 17(1), 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12443
Rao, Vishal N., Stacey L. Sheridan, Laura A. Tuttle, Feng-Chang Lin, Daichi Shimbo, Keith M. Diaz, Alan L. Hinderliter, and Anthony J. Viera. “The effect of numeracy level on completeness of home blood pressure monitoring.J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 17, no. 1 (January 2015): 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12443.
Rao VN, Sheridan SL, Tuttle LA, Lin F-C, Shimbo D, Diaz KM, et al. The effect of numeracy level on completeness of home blood pressure monitoring. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Jan;17(1):39–45.
Rao, Vishal N., et al. “The effect of numeracy level on completeness of home blood pressure monitoring.J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich), vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 39–45. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/jch.12443.
Rao VN, Sheridan SL, Tuttle LA, Lin F-C, Shimbo D, Diaz KM, Hinderliter AL, Viera AJ. The effect of numeracy level on completeness of home blood pressure monitoring. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2015 Jan;17(1):39–45.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

DOI

EISSN

1751-7176

Publication Date

January 2015

Volume

17

Issue

1

Start / End Page

39 / 45

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Self Report
  • Primary Health Care
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Competency
  • Mathematics
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Literacy