title: [Optimizing hypertension drug treatment: can the patients do it better themselves?].
abstract: A recent study trial shows that in high-risk patients with hypertension, blood pressure measurements and initiation of changes in blood pressure lowering drugs by the patient him- or herself reduces the systolic blood pressure by on average of 9 mmHg compared with usual care. Even though additional trials confirming these findings are useful, self-management of high-risk patients with hypertension could be considered in daily practice.
authors.affiliation: UMC Utrecht, Julius Centrum voor Gezondheidswetenschappen en Eerstelijns Geneeskunde, Utrecht.
authors.forename: Arno W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Hoes
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012646:Self Administration; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents