The effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement | [Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences • 2017]

Author(s):

1. Nurcan Ertug: School of Nursing,Ufuk University,Ankara, Turkey

2. Tugba Cakal: Turgut Ozal University Hospital,Ankara, Turkey

3. Syeda Busra Ozturk: Turgut Ozal University Hospital,Ankara, Turkey

4. Muhammet Verim: Turgut Ozal University Hospital,Ankara, Turkey

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement. Methods: One group pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The study consisted of 162 undergraduate students studying nursing and physiotherapy at a university in Ankara, Turkey. Blood pressure was measured over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve with a mercury-filled column sphygmomanometer. All blood pressure measurements were performed on the right arm during morning hours by the same nurse. Each participant's height, weight and clothing thickness were measured. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.71. The median systolic blood pressure values were 110.07 mmHg over the sleeve and 110.37 mmHg below the rolled-up sleeve. There were no statistically significant differences between measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve (p=0.222). The median diastolic blood pressure values were 69.56 mmHg over the sleeve and 69.59 mmHg below the rolled-up sleeve. There were no statistically significant differences between measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve (p=0.572). Conclusion: It was found that clothes have no statistically significant effect on systolic/diastolic blood pressure measurements. Measuring blood pressure over a sleeve may save time.

Page(s): 205-209

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Year: 2017

Keywords:

Blood pressure , Blood pressure Sphygmomanometer

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