Proposal of a method for the evaluation of inaccuracy of home sphygmomanometers

Akpolat T.

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, vol.14, no.5, pp.208-215, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mbp.0b013e328330d47b
  • Journal Name: BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.208-215
  • Keywords: accuracy, automated, calibration, home sphygmomanometers, individualization, validation, BLOOD-PRESSURE MONITORS, EUROPEAN-SOCIETY, HYPERTENSION, VALIDATION, RELIABILITY, PREVALENCE, GUIDELINES, ACCURACY, PROTOCOL, DEVICES
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective There is no formal protocol for evaluating the individual accuracy of home sphygmomanometers. The aims of this study were to propose a method for achieving accuracy in automated home sphygmomanometers and to test the applicability of the defined method. The purposes of this method were to avoid major inaccuracies and to estimate the optimal circumstance for individual accuracy.