
Eliminating the Human Factor in Office Blood Pressure Measurement
Author(s) -
Myers Martin G.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/jch.12252
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure
Factors related to the physician/nurse and patient and their interaction are potential sources of error in manual office blood pressure ( MOBP ). The use of automated sphygmomanometers to record blood pressure ( BP) with the patient alone reduces measurement error and minimizes anxiety‐related increases in BP , thus eliminating the “white‐coat” response. Comparative studies have shown the cut‐point for a normal automated office BP (AOBP) , awake ambulatory BP, and home BP (<135/85 mmHg) to be similar, providing the patient does not rest for a prolonged period before the first AOBP reading, as recommended for MOBP measurement. AOBP should now replace MOBP in routine clinical practice.