Blood pressure measurements in the nursing home: are they accurate?
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Stoneking, HT; Hla, KM; Samsa, GP; Feussner, JR
Published in: Gerontologist
August 1992
To examine the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurements in the nursing home, a trained observer (physician) and nursing home staff (NHS) measured BP for 146 nursing home residents on two separate occasions. Using the physician as the reference standard for measuring BP, the NHS: 1) significantly underestimated systolic BP; 2) significantly overestimated diastolic BP; and 3) had a high frequency of terminal digit preference for zero. These errors resulted in the NHS misclassifying hypertension in 21% of patients.
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Gerontologist
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ISSN
0016-9013
Publication Date
August 1992
Volume
32
Issue
4
Start / End Page
536 / 540
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Reference Standards
- Nursing Homes
- Male
- Hypertension
- Humans
- Homes for the Aged
- Gerontology
- Female
- Blood Pressure Determination
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Stoneking, H. T., Hla, K. M., Samsa, G. P., & Feussner, J. R. (1992). Blood pressure measurements in the nursing home: are they accurate? Gerontologist, 32(4), 536–540. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/32.4.536
Stoneking, H. T., K. M. Hla, G. P. Samsa, and J. R. Feussner. “Blood pressure measurements in the nursing home: are they accurate?” Gerontologist 32, no. 4 (August 1992): 536–40. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/32.4.536.
Stoneking HT, Hla KM, Samsa GP, Feussner JR. Blood pressure measurements in the nursing home: are they accurate? Gerontologist. 1992 Aug;32(4):536–40.
Stoneking, H. T., et al. “Blood pressure measurements in the nursing home: are they accurate?” Gerontologist, vol. 32, no. 4, Aug. 1992, pp. 536–40. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geront/32.4.536.
Stoneking HT, Hla KM, Samsa GP, Feussner JR. Blood pressure measurements in the nursing home: are they accurate? Gerontologist. 1992 Aug;32(4):536–540.
Published In
Gerontologist
DOI
ISSN
0016-9013
Publication Date
August 1992
Volume
32
Issue
4
Start / End Page
536 / 540
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Reference Standards
- Nursing Homes
- Male
- Hypertension
- Humans
- Homes for the Aged
- Gerontology
- Female
- Blood Pressure Determination