Accuracy of a smartphone application for blood pressure estimation in Bangladesh, South Africa, and Tanzania.

ABSTRACT: Undetected and unmonitored hypertension carries substantial mortality and morbidity, especially during pregnancy. We assessed the accuracy of OptiBP^TM, a smartphone application for estimating blood pressure (BP), across diverse settings. The study was conducted in community settings: Gaibandha, Bangladesh and Ifakara, Tanzania for general populations, and Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital, South Africa for pregnant populations. Based on guidance from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 81,060-2:2018 for non-invasive BP devices and global consensus statement, we compared BP measurements taken by two independent trained nurses on a standard auscultatory cuff to the BP measurements taken by a research version of OptiBP^TM called CamBP. For ISO cri

SUBMITTER: Festo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107587 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature