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Screening for hypertension in the inpatient environment (SHINE): a prospective diagnostic accuracy study among adult hospital patients

Abstract:: Background: Hypertension is the leading risk factor for death globally. Undiagnosed hypertension is common, but the incidence in hospitalised patients is unclear. There are calls for universal facility-based screening for hypertension among all attending patients. The hospital inpatient setting, where blood pressure (BP) is measured routinely and repeatedly, presents an ideal opportunity. However, international hypertension guidelines do not include inpatient BP thresholds for diagnostic or t...
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Armitage, L. C., Roman, C., Lawson, B. K., Mahdi, A., Biggs, C., Young, L., Edmundson, H., Fanshawe, T., Tarassenko, L., Farmer, A., & Watkinson, P. J. (2026). Screening for hypertension in the inpatient environment (SHINE): a prospective diagnostic accuracy study among adult hospital patients. BMJ Open, 16(1), e107038.

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Armitage, LC, et al. “Screening for Hypertension in the Inpatient Environment (SHINE): a Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study among Adult Hospital Patients.” BMJ Open, vol. 16, no. 1, 2026, p. e107038.

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Armitage, LC, C Roman, BK Lawson, et al. 2026. “Screening for Hypertension in the Inpatient Environment (SHINE): a Prospective Diagnostic Accuracy Study among Adult Hospital Patients.” BMJ Open 16 (1): e107038.
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+ Armitage, LC More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-5009-4899

+ Roman, C More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MPLS
Department:: Engineering Science
Sub department:: Institute of Biomedical Engineering
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0002-9164-8659

+ Lawson, BK More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0009-0003-9524-9502

+ Mahdi, A More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: SSD
Department:: Oxford Internet Institute
Role:: Author

+ Biggs, C More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Role:: Author
ORCID:: 0000-0003-0348-5480

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+ Wellcome Trust More from this funder

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Publisher:: BMJ Publishing Group
Journal:: BMJ Open More from this journal
Volume:: 16
Issue:: 1
Pages:: e107038
Article number:: bmjopen-2025-107038
Publication date:: 2026-01-19
Acceptance date:: 2025-11-25
DOI:: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107038
EISSN:: 2044-6055
ISSN:: 2044-6055

Language:: English
Keywords:: Blood Pressure

Hypertension

PUBLIC HEALTH

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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