Doctors record higher blood pressures than nurses: systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of General Practice

Christopher E Clark¹  John L Campbell¹  Isabella A Horvath¹  Rod S Taylor¹ 

[1] Primary Care Research Group, Institute of Health Services Research, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK.

关键词: blood pressure determination;    primary health care;    white coat hypertension;    white coat syndrome;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp14X677851

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

The magnitude of the ‘white coat effect’, the alerting rise in blood pressure, is greater for doctors than nurses. This could bias interpretation of studies on nurse-led care in hypertension, and risks overestimating or overtreating high blood pressure by doctors in clinical practice.

【 授权许可】

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