Ertug, NurcanCakal, TugbaOzturk, Syeda BusraVerim, Muhammet2025-10-242025-10-2420171682-024X1681-715Xhttps://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11811https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/3709Objective: To determine the effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement. Methods: One group pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The study consisted of 162 undergraduate students studying nursing and physiotherapy at a university in Ankara, Turkey. Blood pressure was measured over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve with a mercury-filled column sphygmomanometer. All blood pressure measurements were performed on the right arm during morning hours by the same nurse. Each participant's height, weight and clothing thickness were measured. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.71. The median systolic blood pressure values were 110.07 mmHg over the sleeve and 110.37 mmHg below the rolled-up sleeve. There were no statistically significant differences between measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve (p=0.222). The median diastolic blood pressure values were 69.56 mmHg over the sleeve and 69.59 mmHg below the rolled-up sleeve. There were no statistically significant differences between measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve (p=0.572). Conclusion: It was found that clothes have no statistically significant effect on systolic/diastolic blood pressure measurements. Measuring blood pressure over a sleeve may save time.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBlood pressure; Blood pressure measurement; Clothes; Health professionals; SphygmomanometerArticle10.12669/pjms.331.11811331205209283672012-s2.0-85013783286Q1WOS:000396434100041Q4