Open AccessComparison of blood pressure measurements obtained in the home setting
Author(s) -
Tatiawankwo,
Renee M. Gindi,
Te-Ching Chen,
Adena M. Galinsky,
Ivey Miller,
Ana L Terry
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
blood pressure monitoring
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1473-5725
pISSN - 1359-5237
DOI - 10.1097/mbp.0000000000000210
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , interview , blood pressure , family medicine , population , gerontology , environmental health , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Automated blood pressure (BP) devices have been used in the home for self-management purposes and are increasingly being used in population-based research. Although these devices are convenient and affordable and may be used by inexperienced lay personnel, the potential impact of an examiner's skill level on the results needs to be evaluated quantitatively. The aim of this study was to compare BP measurements obtained in a home setting by personnel with healthcare experience with those obtained by personnel without healthcare experience. In addition, the percent agreement in high blood pressure (HBP) classification between the home BP measurement by the field interviewer (FI) and measurements obtained in a standardized environment was examined.