{"id":{"repo_id":"vu-aus","oai_identifier":"oai:eprints.vu.edu.au:785"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/vu-aus/oai:eprints.vu.edu.au:785","repository":{"repo_id":"vu-aus","name":"Victoria University (Australia)","base_url":"https://vuir.vu.edu.au/cgi/oai2"},"display":{"title":"Accuracy of the OMRON M4 automatic sphygmomanometer","abstract":"The Omron M4 (AS) is an upper arm automatic sphygmomanometer that has not been conclusively validated in clinical trials. The aim of this research was to determine whether the Omron M4 was accurate enough for clinical use. Sixty-two young, apparently healthy participants were recruited. Participants had their blood pressure (BP) taken once with the AS and once with a mercury sphygmomanometer (MS) in random order. Results were compared against the British Hypertension Society (BHS), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) protocols for evaluation of automatic sphygmomanometers. We concluded that the Omron M4 is questionable rating according to previously stated guidelines. This minor thesis was written by a post-graduate student as part of the requirements of the Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) program.","abstract_html":"The Omron M4 (AS) is an upper arm automatic sphygmomanometer that has not been conclusively validated in clinical trials. The aim of this research was to determine whether the Omron M4 was accurate enough for clinical use. Sixty-two young, apparently healthy participants were recruited. Participants had their blood pressure (BP) taken once with the AS and once with a mercury sphygmomanometer (MS) in random order. Results were compared against the British Hypertension Society (BHS), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) protocols for evaluation of automatic sphygmomanometers. We concluded that the Omron M4 is questionable rating according to previously stated guidelines. This minor thesis was written by a post-graduate student as part of the requirements of the Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) program.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Clarke, Andrew AJ","Gosling, Cameron","Cameron, Melanie"],"institution":"Victoria University","degree_name":"other","degree_level":"cmaster","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2004,"date_issued":"2004","date_published":"2004","updated_at":"2026-07-24T06:32:58Z","subjects":["320000 Medical and Health Sciences","School of Biomedical and Health Sciences"],"languages":["en"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":null,"outbound_label":null,"outbound_source":null},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Clarke, Andrew AJ","Gosling, Cameron","Cameron, Melanie"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date","label":"Dc Date","values":["2004"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2004"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["School of Health Sciences"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["Victoria University"]},{"key":"dc:relation.isreferencedby","label":"Dc Relation Isreferencedby","values":["https://vuir.vu.edu.au/785/"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["cmaster"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["other"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["320000 Medical and Health Sciences","School of Biomedical and Health Sciences"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language","label":"Dc Language","values":["en"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://vuir.vu.edu.au/785/1/Clarke_et.al_2004.pdf"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The Omron M4 (AS) is an upper arm automatic sphygmomanometer that has not been conclusively validated in clinical trials. The aim of this research was to determine whether the Omron M4 was accurate enough for clinical use. Sixty-two young, apparently healthy participants were recruited. Participants had their blood pressure (BP) taken once with the AS and once with a mercury sphygmomanometer (MS) in random order. Results were compared against the British Hypertension Society (BHS), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) protocols for evaluation of automatic sphygmomanometers. We concluded that the Omron M4 is questionable rating according to previously stated guidelines. This minor thesis was written by a post-graduate student as part of the requirements of the Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) program."]},{"key":"dc:format","label":"Dc Format","values":["text"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Accuracy of the OMRON M4 automatic sphygmomanometer"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:creator":["Clarke, Andrew AJ","Gosling, Cameron","Cameron, Melanie"],"dc:date":["2004"],"dc:date.issued":["2004"],"dc:description.abstract":["The Omron M4 (AS) is an upper arm automatic sphygmomanometer that has not been conclusively validated in clinical trials. The aim of this research was to determine whether the Omron M4 was accurate enough for clinical use. Sixty-two young, apparently healthy participants were recruited. Participants had their blood pressure (BP) taken once with the AS and once with a mercury sphygmomanometer (MS) in random order. Results were compared against the British Hypertension Society (BHS), and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) protocols for evaluation of automatic sphygmomanometers. We concluded that the Omron M4 is questionable rating according to previously stated guidelines. This minor thesis was written by a post-graduate student as part of the requirements of the Master of Health Science (Osteopathy) program."],"dc:format":["text"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://vuir.vu.edu.au/785/1/Clarke_et.al_2004.pdf"],"dc:language":["en"],"dc:publisher.department":["School of Health Sciences"],"dc:publisher.institution":["Victoria University"],"dc:relation.isreferencedby":["https://vuir.vu.edu.au/785/"],"dc:subject":["320000 Medical and Health Sciences","School of Biomedical and Health Sciences"],"dc:title":["Accuracy of the OMRON M4 automatic sphygmomanometer"],"dc:type":["Thesis"],"dc:type.qualificationlevel":["cmaster"],"dc:type.qualificationname":["other"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T06:32:58Z"}