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ReviewJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2017

Choosing the optimal method of blood pressure measurement for limited-resource rural communities in the "Community Health Assessment Program-Philippines".

Dale Guenter, Ricardo Angeles, Janusz Kaczorowski, Gina Agarwal, Fortunato L Cristobal, Rosemarie Arciaga, John F Smith, Pattapong Kessomboon, Faical Jarraya, Rodelin Agbulos and 9 more

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Review in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Dale GuenterFamily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9915-1911
Ricardo AngelesFamily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Janusz KaczorowskiUniversite de Montreal, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Gina AgarwalFamily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Fortunato L CristobalAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Rosemarie ArciagaAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
John F SmithFaculty of Public Health & Research and Training Center for Enhancing Quality of Life of Working Age People, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Pattapong KessomboonCommunity Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Faical JarrayaUniversite de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Rodelin AgbulosCity Health Office, City of Zamboanga, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Floro Dave ArnucoAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Jerome BarreraAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Susan DimitryFamily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Elgie GregorioAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Servando HaliliAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Norvie T JalaniAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Nusaraporn KessomboonKhon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Maita LadezaAteneo de Zamboanga University, Zamboanga City, Philippines.
Lisa DolovichFamily Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Ateneo de Zamboanga University · PHMcMaster University · CAKhon Kaen University · THUniversidad de Zamboanga · PHUniversité de Montréal · CAUniversity of Sfax · TN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Community Health Assessment Program-Philippines (CHAP-P) is an international collaboration of investigators whose aim is to adapt a previously proven Canadian community-based cardiovascular awareness and prevention intervention to the Philippines and other low-middle-income countries. Choosing a method of blood pressure measurement for the research program presents a challenge. There is increasing consensus globally that blood pressure measurement with automated devices is preferred. Recommendations from low-middle-income countries, including the Philippines, are less supportive of automated blood pressure devices. The value placed on factors including device accuracy, durability, cost, energy source, and complexity differ with local context. Our goal was to support the progress of local policy concerning blood pressure measurement while testing a comprehensive approach to community-based screening for cardiovascular risk. The authors describe the challenges in making a choice of blood pressure device and the approach to determine optimal method of measurement for our research program.

Indexed as

AwarenessBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationCardiovascular DiseasesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth Planning GuidelinesHealth PromotionHealth ResourcesHumansHypertensionMass ScreeningPhilippinesProgram EvaluationPublic HealthRural PopulationBP measurementCHAPhypertensionLMICPhilippines

Identifiers

PMID28560727
PMCPMC8031345
OpenAlexW2618414033

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