What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to compare the usability and impact on sleep quality between a wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring device and a conventional upper-arm ambulatory monitoring device.

March 26, 2026Journal of HypertensionOpen Access

Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring device improves usability and preserves sleep quality compared with conventional ambulatory monitoring

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring showed higher usability (SUS 71.9 vs 52.4) and better sleep quality (VAS 74.6 vs 58.9) than conventional upper-arm ambulatory monitoring.

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Key result

Wrist HBPM improves usability and sleep quality compared to conventional upper-arm ABPM.

Why the study?

The study was conducted to compare usability and impact on sleep quality of a wrist-type HBPM device versus a conventional upper-arm 24-h ABPM device.

Does a wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring device improve usability and sleep quality compared to conventional upper-arm 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in community-dwelling adults aged 50-80 years?

Key Points

The aim is to compare the usability and impact on sleep quality between a wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring device and a conventional upper-arm ambulatory monitoring device.
Randomized crossover design involving 60 community-dwelling individuals aged 50–80 years
Participants used both wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring and upper-arm ambulatory monitoring
Usability assessed using the System Usability Scale (SUS) and sleep quality using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)
HBPM involved three nocturnal measurements across five nights, and ABPM included a single 24-hour monitoring period
HBPM demonstrated higher usability (SUS 71.9 vs 52.4; P < 0.0001)
HBPM resulted in better sleep quality (VAS 74.6 vs 58.9; P < 0.0001)
Nocturnal hypertension detected in 27-39% of participants with HBPM versus 26% with ABPM
Nondipping patterns were present in 7-14% of HBPM users compared to 25% with ABPM
27% of participants without obesity or hypertension were identified as HBPM nondippers on at least one night

Structured PICO

Population

Community-dwelling individuals aged 50–80 years (mean age 58, 57% female, 23% hypertensive)

Intervention

Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) device (Omron HEM-9601T) for five nights

Comparator

Conventional upper-arm 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device for a single 24-h period

Outcome

Usability (system usability scale [SUS]) and sleep quality (visual analogue scale [VAS])patient reported

Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring offers a highly usable, patient-centered alternative to conventional 24-hour ABPM with significantly less sleep disruption.

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Implication

Supports wrist HBPM to limit sleep disruption in BP monitoring; extends evidence for patient-centered alternatives to 24-h ABPM.

Cite This Study

Vermeer et al. (2026) studied this question. Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring showed higher usability (SUS 71.9 vs 52.4) and better sleep quality (VAS 74.6 vs 58.9) than conventional upper-arm ambulatory monitoring.

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Cardiac Rehabilitation and Lifestyle Interventions Hypertension management

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Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring device improves usability and preserves sleep quality compared with conventional ambulatory monitoring

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Wrist-type home blood pressure monitoring device improves usability and preserves sleep quality compared with conventional ambulatory monitoring

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