Determining Change In Blood Pressure Due to Environment and Loudness

DECIBEL(S): Determining Change In Blood Pressure Due to Environment and Loudness

Determine the effects of environment and sound on initial and average triplicate screening blood pressure done according to clinical practice guidelines with an automated device.

Standardly obtained blood pressures obtained in a noisy, busy, public space will be higher than attended blood pressures obtained (1) in the same environment but with earplugs to minimize sound and (2) in a quiet, private space without surrounding activity.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hearing loss requiring hearing aids
• Presence of the following on both arms: rashes, gauze dressings, casts, edema, paralysis, tubes, open sores or wounds, A-V shunts.
• Being mentally impaired
• Being pregnant
• Arm circumference exceeding 55 cm.