Outcome measures were self-reported, although we provided both Bluetooth weighing scales and blood pressure monitors for participants to obtain those measures at follow-up. While the IPAQ measure of physical activity and sitting time is validated, some over-reporting may have occurred. For example, ...
But there are some “faulty” people—doctors whose incompetence or negligence harms and kills patients. “That’s not a systems problem,” people would say. Ah, but it is. Our doctors are educated and trained by a system, certified by a system, monitored by a system, and disciplined by ...
Participants returned the monitors and record sheets to the research team by post, at which point the research team averaged the three readings to provide measures of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Statistical analyses Paired t-tests were used to analyze changes from baseline to follow-up ...