# Apps don’t make at-home blood pressure monitoring better

**URL:** <https://ehealthforum.nz/t/apps-don-t-make-at-home-blood-pressure-monitoring-better/25146>\
**Category:** Open Forum\
**Tags:** emerging-tech, medical-technology\
**Created:** [August 15, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/apps-don-t-make-at-home-blood-pressure-monitoring-better/25146 "2022-08-15T21:11:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![jon\_herries](https://ehealthforum.nz/user_avatar/ehealthforum.nz/jon_herries/32/6584_2.png) [@jon\_herries](https://ehealthforum.nz/u/jon_herries)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://ehealthforum.nz/t/apps-don-t-make-at-home-blood-pressure-monitoring-better/25146/1 "2022-08-15T21:11:03Z")

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We are going to need to be careful with how we provide devices for home self-monitoring. Turns out the smart device didn’t help - at least on lowering blood pressure more than a smart device.

> **[Apps don’t make at-home blood pressure monitoring better](https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/15/23306368/home-blood-pressure-apps-cuff)**
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> Blood pressure only drops a small amount.