What recommendations does NICE provide for monitoring blood pressure in individuals with hypertension?
NICE provides several recommendations for monitoring blood pressure in individuals with hypertension. These include: using clinic blood pressure measurements to monitor the response to lifestyle changes or drug treatment; measuring standing as well as seated blood pressure; advising people with hypertension who choose to self-monitor their blood pressure to use home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM); considering ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) or HBPM for people with hypertension identified as having a white-coat effect or masked hypertension; and providing training and advice on using home blood pressure monitors, as well as information about what to do if they are not achieving their target blood pressure, for people who choose to use HBPM.