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ArticleJournal of human hypertension2022

Comparison of nurse attended and unattended automated office blood pressure with conventional measurement techniques in clinical practice.

Elvira Fanelli, Silvia Di Monaco, Marco Pappaccogli, Elisabetta Eula, Chiara Fasano, Chiara Bertello, Franco Veglio, Franco Rabbia

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Article in Journal of human hypertension, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Sex Differences in the Usefulness of Unattended Blood Pressure Measurement in Patients with Arterial Hypertension.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026
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  4. Survey on Office Blood Pressure Measurement in Daily Practice in the Hypertension Centers of the Italian Society of Hypertension.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Elvira FanelliDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy. elvirafanelli@hotmail.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9165-7769
Silvia Di MonacoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Marco PappaccogliDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Elisabetta EulaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Chiara FasanoDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Chiara BertelloDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Franco VeglioDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
Franco RabbiaDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine and Hypertension Unit, A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy.
University of Turin · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accuracy in blood pressure measurement is critical for proper hypertension diagnosis and treatment in clinical practice. Automated office blood pressure (AOBP) can simplify the measurement process, reducing human error and minimizing the white-coat effect in the unattended mode. The aim of this study was to compare AOBP, both unattended and nurse attended, with conventional office and out-of-office blood pressure measurement techniques. Four different methods of blood pressure measurement were performed in a cohort of hypertensive patients: conventional office blood pressure (OBP), unattended automated office blood pressure (uAOBP), nurse attended automated office blood pressure (nAOBP), and home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM). uAOBP and nAOBP were conducted with the same rigorous standardized procedure. We enrolled 118 consecutive patients. nAOBP values were slightly higher than uAOBP ones (respectively 132.8/73.3 ± 19.4/12.9 and 129.2/71.1 ± 19.0/12.3 mmHg), even if the difference was influenced by order of execution of AOBP measurement. nAOBP was significantly lower than HBPM and OBP (mean values 135.2/80.9 ± 16.6/8.1 and 140.9/84.6 ± 18.7/10.8 mmHg, respectively). AOBP, either attended or unattended, provides lower values than conventional OBP. uAOBP and nAOBP values showed small differences, even if they are not completely interchangeable. This evidence reflects a lower white-coat effect, even in nurse attended technique, but is also due to a lower measurement error through the application of a rigorous standardized protocol.

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Blood Pressure DeterminationHypertensionBlood PressureBlood Pressure Monitoring, AmbulatoryHumans

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PMID34285354
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