The Ideal Life Blood Pressure Manager met validity criteria in pregnant women, with a mean systolic blood pressure difference of 1.67 mm Hg (95% CI -12.15 to 15.49) compared to a sphygmomanometer.
Observational (n=51)
Does the Ideal Life Blood Pressure Manager accurately measure blood pressure compared to a mercury sphygmomanometer in pregnant women?
The Ideal Life Blood Pressure Manager met internationally recognized validity criteria for measuring blood pressure in pregnant women.
Mean Difference: 1.67 (95% CI -12.15–15.49)
BACKGROUND: The Ideal Life Blood Pressure Manager measures blood pressure (BP) and automatically transmits results to the patient's medical record independent of internet access, but has not been validated. Our objective was to conduct a validation study of the Ideal Life BP Manager in pregnant women using a validation protocol. METHODS: Pregnant participants were enrolled into three subgroups per the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation/European Society of Hypertension/International Organization for Standardization protocol: normotensive (systolic blood pressure (SBP) < 140 and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) < 90), hypertensive without proteinuria (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90), and preeclampsia (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90 with proteinuria). Two trained research staff used a mercury sphygmomanometer to validate the device, alternating sphygmomanometer, and device readings for a total of 9 measurements. RESULTS: Among 51 participants, the mean SBP and DBP differences and standard deviations between the device and the mean staff measurements for all participants were 1.7 ± 7.1 and 1.5 ± 7.0 mm Hg, respectively. The standard deviations of the individual participant's paired device and mean staff SBP and DBP measurements were 6.0 and 6.4 mm Hg, respectively. The device was more likely to overestimate rather than underestimate BP (SBP: mean difference = 1.67, 95% CI -12.15 to 15.49; DBP: mean difference = 1.51, 95% CI -12.26 to 15.28). Most paired readings had a difference of less than 10 mm Hg across averaged paired readings. CONCLUSION: The Ideal Life BP Manager met internationally recognized validity criteria in this sample of pregnant women.
Oben et al. (Wed,) conducted a observational in Pregnancy (normotensive, hypertensive, and preeclampsia) (n=51). Ideal Life Blood Pressure Manager vs. Mercury sphygmomanometer was evaluated on Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure differences between the device and staff measurements (MD 1.67, 95% CI -12.15 to 15.49). The Ideal Life Blood Pressure Manager met validity criteria in pregnant women, with a mean systolic blood pressure difference of 1.67 mm Hg (95% CI -12.15 to 15.49) compared to a sphygmomanometer.