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Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring with Clinical Support Among Adults with Hypertension: A Pilot Project in South Carolina
Background
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is among the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney failure, and is directly associated with more than 10 million annual deaths globally.1,2 Hypertension is often referred to as a “silent killer,” since people with hypertension typically do not display symptoms.2 Hypertension and its related comorbidities pose a significant health burden for South Carolina, a state in the southern United States (U.S.) with persistent socioeconomic, geographic, and racial inequities in heart disease.3 In 2021, 37.8% of South Carolina adults reported being told by a health care professional that they had hypertension, as compared to the U.S. average of 32.4%. South Carolina adults who have lower educational attainment, lower income, are Black or American Indian/Alaska Native, and live in rural areas are among the populations disproportionately diagnosed with hypertension.4
