<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Turnbull, Sue M</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Magennis, Sean P</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Turnbull, Chris J</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Patient self-monitoring of blood pressure in general practice: the 'inverse white-coat' response.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">British Journal of General Practice</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003-03-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">221-223</style></pages><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">53</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">488</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Self-monitoring of blood pressure may give a truer estimate of usual blood pressure than readings by a doctor in the surgery, and may save time for health professionals. This study aimed to determine the accuracy of self-monitoring in the surgery using a wrist oscillometric sphygmomanometer (Omron RX). One hundred and seventy-three patients were taught to record their own blood pressure with the Omron RX. One hundred and nineteen patients recorded three self-measurements at monthly intervals, and their readings were compared with those of an experienced nurse using the Omron RX and a mercury sphygmomanometer. On average, patients' readings were higher than the nurse's readings (mean difference in phase 1 = systolic pressure 4.7 +/- 13.1 mmHg, diastolic pressure 2.7 +/- 9.3 mmHg [both P &lt; 0.001]). Only half of the patients' readings were within 10 mmHg systolic and 5 mmHg diastolic of the nurse's readings. The readings by the nurse using both devices did not differ.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>