Vishal N. Rao|Stacey Sheridan|Laura A. Tuttle|Feng?Chang Lin|Daichi Shimbo|Keith M. Diaz|Alan L. Hinderliter|Anthony J. Viera
The Effect of Numeracy Level on Completeness of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Columbia University Irving Medical Center|Columbia University Irving Medical Center|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
home blood pressure monitoring hbpm readings predict increased risks cardiovascular events endorgan damage independent office blood pressure bp numeracy ability handle numbers may limit feasibility patients performing hbpm authors analyzed data 409 adults recruited 12 north carolina primary care clinics completed threeitem numeracy assessment rapid estimate adult literacy medicineshort form health literacy assessment hbpm 2 weeks among 409 participants 73 college graduates 69 adequate numeracy completion hbpm greater among adequate numeracy 962 vs 937 p 009 correlate health literacy scores participants adequate numeracy reported completion 85 readings low numeracy 95 vs 88 p 018 adequate numeracy high literacy associated complete hbpm reporting whether higher numeracy associated accurate selfreported readings area future research