| AE |
adverse event |
| ABPM |
ambulatory BPM |
| BP |
blood pressure |
| BOM |
blood pressure monitoring |
| CI |
confidence interval |
| CV |
cardiovascular |
| CVD |
cardiovascular disease |
| DBP |
diastolic BP |
| EQ-5D-3L |
EuroQL 5 dimensions 3 level version scale |
| EQ-5D-VAS |
EuroQL 5 dimensions visual analogue scale |
| GP |
General Practitioner |
| GRADE |
Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation |
| HBPM |
home blood pressure monitoring |
| HR |
hazard ratio |
| HTW |
Health Technology Wales |
| ICER |
Incremental cost effectiveness ratio |
| IQR |
interquartile ratio |
| MO |
myocardial infarction |
| MD |
mean difference |
| mm Hg |
millimeters of mercury |
| MMAS |
Morisky Medication Adherence Scale |
| NICE |
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| NHS |
National Health Service |
| OR |
odd ratio |
| QALY |
quality-adjusted life year |
| RCT |
randomised controlled trial |
| RR |
risk ratio |
| SBP |
systolic BP |
| SD |
standard deviation |
| SG |
Scottish Government |
| SHTG |
Scottish Health Technologies Group |
| SMS |
short messaging service |
| UK |
United Kingdom |
Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG)
