A research about the influence of blood pressure when measuring with clothing / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of blood pressure when measuring with clothing. Methods Measure the blood pressure of the right upper limb by using two different methods among the same group, and then analyze the data. Results Both SBp and DBp values which have measured with clothing are significant higher than those which have measured without clothing. The average difference of SBp and DBp are 1.54 mm Hg and 1.01 mm Hg respectively. Conclusion The patients who have no abnormal Bp history can be measured Bp with clothing, while this method should be forbidden to the patients who have hypertension or hypotension history.