Head-to-head comparison of the WHO STEPwise approach with immediate unattended and delayed unattended automated blood pressure measurements during household-based screening: a diagnostic accuracy study in LesothoResearch in context

Head-to-head comparison of the WHO STEPwise approach with immediate unattended and delayed unattended automated blood pressure measurements during household-based screening: a diagnostic accuracy study in LesothoResearch in context

Summary: Background: WHO introduced the STEPwise approach to surveillance (STEPS) to monitor trends in non-communicable diseases. For arterial hypertension, the STEPS protocol takes the average of the last two out of three standard blood pressure measurements (SBPM). This study assesses the diagnos...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Firima, Lefokotsane Retselisitsoe, Ikhetheleng Leisa, Molulela Manthabiseng, Mamoronts’ane P. Sematle, Matumaole Bane, Makhebe Khomolishoele, Lucia Gonzalez, Ravi Gupta, Stephen McCrosky, Tristan Lee, Frédérique Chammartin, Bailah Leigh, Maja Weisser, Alain Amstutz, Thilo Burkard, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Survey screen blood pressure
Unattended automated office blood pressure
Ambulatory blood pressure monitor
STEPS
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537023003747

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