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June 1, 2016Journal of Clinical HypertensionOpen Access

Nonadherence to Recommended Guidelines for Blood Pressure Measurement

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Population

103 patients completing self-report questionnaires about office and home blood pressure measurements

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

JLJack LévyCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-PierreLGLinda M. GerberCornell UniversityXWXian WuZhejiang A & F University

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Implication

Reported deviations from BP measurement guidelines are frequent; leaves open whether education improves accuracy for clinicians and researchers.

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Population
103 patients completing self-report questionnaires about office and home blood pressure measurements
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Outcome
Adherence to blood pressure measurement guidelines (waiting time before measurement and number of readings taken)patient reported

Patient self-reports indicate that nonadherence to blood pressure measurement guidelines regarding waiting time and number of readings is highly prevalent in both clinical and home settings, potentially compromising treatment decisions.

Cite This Study

Lévy et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72c2015d37378ac1df669ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12846

Topics

Hypertension management
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