What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Other. Population: Blood pressure measurement. Intervention: Training and certification program. Primary outcome: Passing the certification test.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate training and certification methods for blood pressure observers to ensure accurate BP measurements.

July 1, 1983Hypertension

Training and certification of blood pressure observers.

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Key result

A defined training and certification program for blood pressure observers resulted in 75% passing on the first attempt and more than 95% passing within two attempts.

Population

Potential blood pressure observers with or without previous experience in measuring BP for the Hypertension…

Design

Other, blinded BP duplicates

Authors

JCJ. David CurbBoston University DLDarwin R. LabarthePreventive Cardiology SCS. P. CooperColumbia University

Discussion

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Implication

Supports standardized BP observer training in multicenter trials; extends certification methods to improve measurement reliability.

Key Points

To evaluate training and certification methods for blood pressure observers to ensure accurate BP measurements.
Multicenter clinical trial assessing blood pressure measurements
Training required for all potential BP observers
Videotape test replaced audiotape for measuring accuracy
75% of individuals passed the BP test on the first attempt
Over 95% passed within one or two attempts
Systolic BP identified with greater reproducibility than diastolic BP

Structured PICO

Population

Potential blood pressure observers for the Hypertension Detection and Follow-Up Program undergoing training and certification.

Intervention

Defined training program and certification (using audiotape or videotape tests) with recertification twice a year

Outcome

Certification pass rates and reproducibility of blinded duplicate blood pressure readings

A standardized training and certification program using videotape tests is highly effective for ensuring accurate and reproducible blood pressure measurements in multicenter trials.

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Curb et al. (1983) studied Blood pressure measurement. Training and certification program was evaluated on Passing the certification test. A defined training and certification program for blood pressure observers resulted in 75% passing on the first attempt and more than 95% passing within two attempts.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2049d7284a522d2e2ecf61 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.hyp.5.4.610

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Training and certification of blood pressure observers.

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Training and certification of blood pressure observers.

Discussion

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Key Points

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