More older adults should be checking blood pressure at home, study suggests

Only 48 percent of people age 50 to 80 who take blood pressure medications or have a health condition that's affected by hypertension regularly check their blood pressure at home or other places, a new study finds. A somewhat higher number -- but still only 62 percent -- say a health care provider encouraged them to perform such checks.

from Healthy Aging News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/kqswRG0