Pharmacy Choice UA-1020 review
Arm blood pressure monitor. Priced at $60.
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Recommended
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We recommend currently available blood pressure monitors with a CHOICE Expert Rating of at least 75%, and have been validated by a medical research organisation.
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CHOICE Expert Rating
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The CHOICE Expert Rating is based on ease of use.
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Medaval rating
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Accuracy on a five-star scale, as tested and rated by Medaval. If no score is present, this is a model we've previously tested, so it will instead have an accuracy score based off of our in-house assessments. The higher the better.
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Accuracy score
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We test the accuracy of each blood pressure monitor against a recently calibrated hospital-grade blood pressure monitor. If no score is present we have been able to defer to Medaval's accuracy results.
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Ease of use score
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Includes instructions, ease of fitting and operating the monitor, comfort, screen quality and the information displayed on the screen.
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Operating score
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This evaluates fitting the cuff and operating the monitor.
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Comfort score
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How comfortable the blood pressure monitor is, including whether it takes too long to take a reading when the monitor is creating pressure, causing discomfort.
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Screen quality score
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How large the screen is and whether it provides easy-to-read results.
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Information score
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The amount and quality of information the monitor provides to the user.
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Availability
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This defines what is still available in the market. When a product is listed as discontinued, we can't find it to purchase anywhere in Australia or online. When listed as a Tested model, these are still available.
- Tested model
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Price
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This is the manufacturer's recommended retail price, but you can often get a better price by shopping around.
- $60
- Cuff price - small
- $Not stated
- Cuff price - medium
- $Supplied
- Cuff price - large
- $Not stated
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Validated
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We only recommend blood pressure monitors that have been validated by medical research.
- Items supplied
- Blood pressure monitor, 4 AA batteries, arm cuff with hose, carry bag
- Batteries
- 4 x AA
- Blood pressure range
- 40 - 279
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Claimed accuracy
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The margin of error as claimed by the manufacturer. This is consistent across the monitors we tested, but real-world accuracy may vary. We recommend taking your monitor to your GP to compare its accuracy against a clinical grade monitor, then calibrating or making allowances accordingly.
- +/- 3 mmHg
- Measuring uncertainty
- Not stated
- Pulse range
- 40 - 180
- Recommended minimum time between measurements (min)
- 3 min
- Other data displayed
- Error for systolic/diastolic within 10 mmHg of each other, movement during measurement, no pressure (same error code for all 3), cuff not applied correctly, pulse not detected correctly, and device internal error
- Data stored
- Last 90 readings
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Number of users that can store data
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Some monitors can store separate data for two or more users, so a household can all use the one monitor.
- 1
- Number of readings stored
- 90
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Origin
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The country of origin of the blood pressure monitor.
- China
- Website
- pharmacychoice.com.au
- Blood pressure
- Yes
- Heart rate
- Yes
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Irregular heartbeat display
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An on-screen alert if your heart rate has some disturbance.
- Yes
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Irregular heartbeat explained
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Does the device, manual or documentation define what an irregular heartbeat means, as well as its causes and implications?
- Yes
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Hypertension display
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A hypertension warning displays on the screen if your blood pressure is too high – a good prompt to visit your GP.
- Yes
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Hypertension explained
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Does the device, manual or documentation define what an hypertension means, as well as its causes and implications?
- Yes
- Troubleshooting help
- Yes
- Maintenance details
- Yes
- Adult suitability only
- Yes
- Automatic power-off
- Yes, after 1 minute
- Can operate from mains power
- Yes, adapter sold separately
- Low battery indicator
- Yes
- Time
- Yes
- Date
- Yes
- Time and date
- Yes
- Alarm
- No
- Computer interface
- No