TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mazoteras Pardo, Victoria
AU  - Losa Iglesias, Marta E
AU  - López Chicharro, José
AU  - Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2017/12/15
TI  - The QardioArm App in the Assessment of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate: Reliability and Validity Study
JO  - JMIR Mhealth Uhealth
SP  - e198
VL  - 5
IS  - 12
KW  - blood pressure
KW  - heart rate
KW  - reliability
KW  - validity
KW  - mobile apps
AB  - Background: Self-measurement of blood pressure is a priority strategy for managing blood pressure. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of blood pressure and heart rate following the European Society of Hypertension’s international validation protocol, as measured with the QardioArm, a fully automatic, noninvasive wireless blood pressure monitor and mobile app. Methods: A total of 100 healthy volunteers older than 25 years from the general population of Ciudad Real, Spain, participated in a test-retest validation study with two measurement sessions separated by 5 to 7 days. In each measurement session, seven systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate assessments were taken, alternating between the two devices. The test device was the QardioArm and the previously validated criterion device was the Omron M3. Sessions took place at a single study site with an evaluation room that was maintained at an appropriate temperature and kept free from noises and distractions. Results: The QardioArm displayed very consistent readings both within and across sessions (intraclass correlation coefficients=0.80-0.95, standard errors of measurement=2.5-5.4). The QardioArm measurements corresponded closely to those from the criterion device (r>.96) and mean values for the two devices were nearly identical. The QardioArm easily passed all validation standards set by the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol. Conclusions: The QardioArm mobile app has validity and it can be used free of major measurement error. 
SN  - 2291-5222
UR  - http://mhealth.jmir.org/2017/12/e198/
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.8458
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29246880
DO  - 10.2196/mhealth.8458
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/mhealth.8458
ER  -