Key result
A review of 25 articles on smartphone-based blood pressure measurement revealed significant methodological heterogeneity and a lack of established validation protocols, highlighting the need for standardized future research.
Why the study?
Current detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of hypertension face several limitations, which blood pressure measurement using only a smartphone has the potential to overcome.
Does blood pressure measurement using only a smartphone accurately estimate blood pressure compared to standard reference measurements?
Population
25 relevant articles with sample sizes ranging from three to 3000 subjects
Comparison
Smartphone-only blood pressure measurement vs reference blood pressure measurements
Design
Literature review
Authors
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Smartphone BP apps should not yet change practice; leaves open their utility pending standardized validation protocols.
Does blood pressure measurement using only a smartphone accurately estimate blood pressure compared to standard reference measurements?
While smartphone-based blood pressure measurement shows potential for large-scale ambulatory monitoring, the current lack of standardized validation protocols and consistent methodologies prevents its clinical adoption.
Frey et al. (2022) conducted a review in Hypertension. Smartphone-based blood pressure measurement vs. Reference blood pressure measurements (e.g., cuff-based sphygmomanometer or invasive monitoring) was evaluated on Accuracy of blood pressure measurement. A review of 25 articles on smartphone-based blood pressure measurement revealed significant methodological heterogeneity and a lack of established validation protocols, highlighting the need for standardized future research.
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