Table 5 Home BP measurement
Process | Recommendation |
|---|---|
Preparation | Resting for 5 min in a quiet room with comfortable temperature. |
No smoking, alcohol or caffeine, exercise, and bathing 30 min before measurement. | |
No talking during measurement and between measurements. | |
Position | Sitting in a chair with back support. |
Legs uncrossed and feet kept flat on the floor. | |
Upper arm resting on the table with wearing light clothes. | |
Technique | |
 Device | Validated automated upper-arm device. |
 Cuff | Select proper cuff size according to the device’s instructions |
 Proper placement of cuff at the heart level | Placement of cuff on the mid-arm with the lower edge of the cuff 2–3 cm above the antecubital fossa. |
Measurement time | |
 Morning | Before a meal and after urination, and before drug intake if treated. |
 Evening | 1 Hr before sleep. |
Measurement frequency | Two measurements with 1-min intervals. |
Measurement schedule | Measurement for at least 5 day, especially for 7 day for first diagnosing hypertension (discard 1st day readings and use their average values) |
Recording | Record all readings in BP log accurately All BP recordings in the built-in memory of device should be brought to clinic appointments BP values should not be selectively recorded by individual. |