Have the patient perform measurements for a minimum of 5 consecutive days |
On each day, 3 morning and 3 evening measurements should be performed approximately 1 minute apart without removing the cuff |
Have patient record dates and times of all measurements |
When calculating the average, discard the first 2 days' measurements and the first measurement of each triplicate set of measurements |
Average the remaining measurements |
Information from Ref. 13.