February 1, 2001Blood Pressure Monitoring

Comparison of the actigraph versus patients’ diary information in defining circadian time periods for analyzing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data

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Why the study?

Does actigraphy improve compliance and alter the interpretation of ABPM data compared to patient diaries in children and young adults?

Structured PICO

Does actigraphy improve compliance and alter the interpretation of ABPM data compared to patient diaries in children and young adults?

Population

62 children and young adults undergoing 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)

Intervention

Actigraphy for determining sleep and wake times

Comparator

Patients' activity diary

Outcome

Compliance with actigraphy and diary keeping, determination of sleep and wake times, mean blood pressures, classification of hypertension, and assessment of nocturnal dipping statussurrogate

Actigraphy provides superior compliance and can significantly alter the interpretation of nocturnal dipping status in ABPM compared to patient diaries.

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Implication

Actigraphy may improve ABPM compliance in youth; leaves open whether it should replace diaries without prospective validation.

Cite This Study

Eissa et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7891d42e130d02afed37ac https://doi.org/10.1097/00126097-200102000-00004

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Comparison of the actigraph versus patients’ diary information in defining circadian time periods for analyzing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data

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Comparison of the actigraph versus patients’ diary information in defining circadian time periods for analyzing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring data

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

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