Silencing the Silent Killer: The Importance of At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Community Resources to Improve Access

Authors

Elle G. Cunningham, The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of VermontFollow

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Date

2025

Abstract

Hypertension continues to be a highly prevalent and costly medical condition in the United States. Approximately half of adults in the US have hypertension, and 1 in 3 have hypertension but are unaware of it. The negative impacts of hypertension occur over time, so patient monitoring of blood pressure provides the opportunity for early intervention, but less than half of patients who should monitor their blood pressure at home do so. This project implements the distribution of an educational pamphlet to patients with hypertension who do not regularly monitor blood pressure at home in a community health setting. This intervention was shown to be effective in increasing patient awareness of the health impacts of hypertension, importance of monitoring blood pressure at home, and compliance with at-home blood pressure monitoring.

Clinical Site

New Fairfield Family Practice

Keywords

hypertension, community health, risk reduction, patient education, cardiovascular disease, Connecticut

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Disciplines

Medical Education | Primary Care

Recommended Citation

Cunningham, Elle G., "Silencing the Silent Killer: The Importance of At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and Community Resources to Improve Access" (2025). Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects. 1095.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/fmclerk/1095