Background/Aims: The aims of this study are to assess the reasons of using sphygmomanometers at pharmacies and to evaluate their accuracy. Methods: 135 devices (118 aneroid, 1 mercury, and 16 automated) from 125 pharmacies (located in Samsun city center) were included in the study. A non-randomized, cross-sectional design was used for the study protocol which had two parts: assessment of devices and a questionnaire about the pharmacy and present sphygmomanometer(s). Results: 40 (30%) of the 135 sphygmomanometers were inaccurate. 65 (48%) of the devices were older than 1 year and there was no correlation between the duration of the ownership of the sphygmomanometers and their inaccuracy (p > 0.05). Blood pressure measurement is a frequent practice at pharmacies. The aneroid type of sphygmomanometers was common. A limited number of devices were checked for accuracy before. The number of validated devices was low. Conclusion: Training programs for pharmacists including the accuracy of sphygmomanometers and regular checks of sphygmomanometers for accuracy will be beneficial to the community and to the subjects requesting measurement of blood pressure at the pharmacies.
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AMAÇ:Hipertansiyonun tanı ve takibinde doğru ölçen bir sfi gmomanometre kullanılmalıdır. Bu çalışmanın amaçları hastahanede bulunan kan basıncı ölçüm aletlerinin doğruluğunu değerlendirmek ve kan basıncını ölçen sağlık personelini bu konuda bilgilendirmektir. GEREÇ ve YÖNTEMLER:119 aneroid ve 7 adet cıvalı aletin dahil edildiği çalışma 2009 yılında yapıldı. Bir anket uygulanarak personelin konu ile ilgili bilgisi ve aletler hakkında bilgi sorgulandı. Aletlerin doğruluğu bir Y bağlantı sistemi kullanılarak araştırıldı. Ayrıca aletlerin mekanik özellikleri gözden geçirildi. BULGULAR:Toplam 56 çalışan 126 aletle ilgili ankete yanıt verdi, 53 çalışan (%95) sfi gmomanometrelerin doğru ölçüm yapıp yapmadığının kontrol edilmesi gerektiğini biliyordu. Aletin doğruluğunun nasıl kontrol edileceğini bilen kişi sayısı ise 6 (%11) idi. Aletlerin hepsinin manşet boyutu standarttı. 119 aneroid aletten 49'u (%41) hatalı idi. Hata, aneroid aletlerin sadece 5 tanesinde (%4) 10 mmHg'nın üzerinde idi. Aneroid aletlerin doğruluğu ile kullanım süresi arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark vardı. (p<0.01). Kullanılan civalı aletlerin hiçbirinde mekanik bir sorun yoktu. 126 aletin 77'si (%61) doğru ölçüm yapıyordu. SONUÇ:Hastahanelerde kullanılan sfi gmomanometrelerin doğruluğu konusunda yapılan çalışma sayısı sınırlıdır. Yapılan az sayıdaki çalışma bizim çalışmamızda olduğu gibi sorunun önemini göstermektedir. Hastahanelerde kullanılan sfi gmomanometrelerin düzenli olarak doğrulukları test edilmeli ve personel bu konuda eğitilmelidir. ANAHTAR SÖZCÜKLER:Aneroid sfi gmomanometre, Cıvalı sfi gmomanometre, Hastahane, Hipertansiyon, Kan basıncı ölçümü, Doğruluk ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: An accurate sphygmomanometer should be used in the diagnosis and follow up of hypertension. The aims of this study were to evaluate accuracy of hospital blood pressure measuring devices and to inform health care staff measuring blood pressure. MATERIAL and METHODS:The study which included 119 aneroid and seven mercury sphygmomanometers was conducted in 2009. The knowledge of the staff and information about devices was determined with a questionnaire. The accuracy of the devices was checked by a Y-connection system. In addition, the mechanical features of the devices were also evaluated. RESULTS:A total of 56 staff responded to the questionnaire about 126 devices and 53 staff (95%) knew that sphygmomanometers should be checked for accuracy. Six (11%) staff knew how the devices should be checked. All cuff sizes were standard. 49 (41%) of the aneroid devices were inaccurate. Inaccuracy was greater than 10 mm Hg in only fi ve (4%) of the devices. There was a statistical relationship between accuracy and usage duration of the devices (p<0.01). None of the mercury spyhgmomanometers had a mechanical problem. Of the 126 devices, 77 (61%) were accurate. CONCLUSION:The number of studies about hospital sphygmomanometers is limited. The limited number of studies emphasize the importance of the subject as in our study. The accuracy of spyhgmomanometers used in hospita...
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