ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2017
Medical students and measuring blood pressure: Results from the American Medical Association Blood Pressure Check Challenge.
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Identifying Learning Strategies to Improve Blood Pressure Measurement in Physical Therapy Education Programs
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Optimizing observer performance of clinic blood pressure measurement: a position statement from the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group.Journal of hypertension · 2019Guideline
- Using web-based training to improve accuracy of blood pressure measurement among health care professionals: A randomized trial.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Trial
- Magnitude and variability of blood pressure and renal vascular conductance responses to postural changes, exercise, and cold in black adults: A pilot study.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- Curriculum Integration of an Interactive Blood Pressure Measurement Module to Improve Healthcare Students' Knowledge, Confidence, and Skills.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of Demonstration Observation Assistance Performance (DOAP) and Video Assisted Learning (VAL) in teaching blood pressure measurement among MBBS students.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Contribution of Final-Year Medical Students to Hypertension Diagnosis in Primary Care Units.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Closing the Gap: Standardizing Blood Pressure Measurement Training for all Healthcare Students.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Article
- Assessment of blood pressure measurement technique amongst nurses working at a tertiary care cardiac center.PloS one · 2024Article
- Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in a semi-urban population: a cross-sectional study in Dschang (West Region of Cameroon).The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Comparison of outcomes for routine versus American Heart Association-recommended technique for blood pressure measurement (CORRECT BP): a randomised cohort study.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Implementing a Blood Pressure Measurement Curriculum for First-Year Medical Students.Medical science educator · 2023Article
- Global proliferation and clinical consequences of non-validated automated BP devices.Journal of human hypertension · 2023Review
- Influence of Arm Fat on the Indirect Measurement of Blood Pressure: A Statistical and Machine Learning Approach.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2023Article
- Redesigning blood pressure measurement training in healthcare schools.Medical education online · 2022Article
- Clinical relevance of double-arm blood pressure measurement and prevalence of clinically important inter-arm blood pressure differences in Indian primary care.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
- Variability independent of mean blood pressure as a real-world measure of cardiovascular risk.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Potential impact of systematic and random errors in blood pressure measurement on the prevalence of high office blood pressure in the United States.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
- Hypertension Management in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal · 2022Review
- Digit Preference in Office Blood Pressure Measurements, United States 2015-2019.American journal of hypertension · 2021Article
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Abstract
Blood pressure (BP) measurement is the most common procedure performed in clinical practice. Accurate BP measurement is critical if patient care is to be delivered with the highest quality, as stressed in published guidelines. Physician training in BP measurement is often limited to a brief demonstration during medical school without retraining in residency, fellowship, or clinical practice to maintain skills. One hundred fifty-nine students from medical schools in 37 states attending the American Medical Association's House of Delegates Meeting in June 2015 were assessed on an 11-element skillset on BP measurement. Only one student demonstrated proficiency on all 11 skills. The mean number of elements performed properly was 4.1. The findings suggest that changes in medical school curriculum emphasizing BP measurement are needed for medical students to become, and remain, proficient in BP measurement. Measuring BP correctly should be taught and reinforced throughout medical school, residency, and the entire career of clinicians.
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