Audrey Humphries, Lee Bowman, Timothy Nguyen, Joshua So, Madison Duff, Sandeep Grover, Jinghua Chen
Quality of life analysis in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
Ophthalmic research
delayed diagnosis preeclampsia contributes maternal morbidity mortality patientperformed home blood pressure monitoring facilitates frequent monitoring earlier diagnosis however challenges may exist implementation low middle incomecountries crosssectional mixed methods study evaluated obstetric doctors perspectives benefits barriers implementation home blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women ghana participants doctors providing obstetric care korle bu teaching hospital electronic surveys completed 75 participants response rate 493 consisting demographics questions attitudes perceived benefits challenges home bp monitoring semistructured interviews completed 22 participants expand perspectives quantitative qualitative results converged highlight current state blood pressure monitoring among pregnant women ghana inadequate majority agreed delayed diagnosis preeclampsia leads poor health outcomes patients 906 n 68 earlier detection would improve outcomes 987 n 74 key qualitative benefits adoption home blood pressure monitoring patient empowerment trust diagnosis quantity quality blood pressure data improvement systemslevel efficiency significant barriers cost monitors lack communication system convey abnormal values low health literacy overall doctors felt barriers could overcome patient education counseling benefits far outweighed barriers majority doctors 813 n 61 would use home bp data inform clinical decisions 89 n 67 would take immediate action based elevated home bp values 91 n 68 would recommend home bp monitoring pregnant patients obstetric doctors ghana strongly support implementation home blood pressure monitoring would use values inform clinical management believe would improve patient outcomes addressing significant barriers including cost blood pressure monitors lack communication system convey abnormal values need patient education essential successful implementation