Sinecoat

Delete Reading

Comment rank: Green Blue Red

Reading	Systolic	Diastolic	HR
First
Second
Third
Average

Edit Reading

Comment rank: Green Blue Red

Reading	Systolic	Diastolic	HR
First
Second
Third
Average

Add Reading

Comment rank: Green Blue Red

Reading	Systolic	Diastolic	HR
First
Second
Third
Average

Systolic / Diastolic Heart rate *Reading count
Per Period
Date:
Week:		to populate
Fortnight:		this column
Month:		click a graph
1 Quarter:		data point or
Half year:		table row
3 Quarter:

Display: Mean Median Mode Range: Five Ten

Show/Hide: Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Systolic Diastolic Heart Rate Trend Data points

Sorted & Counted Readings for Complete Dataset
Heart Rate Ranges Systolic Ranges Diastolic Ranges Totals & Percentages

Rationale

Sinecoat is a web based app designed to assist those who are serious about developing a deeper understanding of the exact nature of their Blood Pressure over an extended time period. The acquired data is useful for assessing an individuals medication requirements or in judging the effectiveness of a particular treatment regime.

Features

Sinecoat enables registered members to record their daily BP readings, with each consisting of up to three separate sub-readings, for any length of time and to edit or delete previous readings as required. Data sharing is a key feature of Sinecoat, it enables a member's administrator, normally their health care provider, to access their data and monitor their progress from a remote location.

Registration

To register as a Sinecoat member a person must first be provided with a registration token by a pre-ordained administrator. The token will be sent from this web app by that administrator to the person's email address together with instructions on how to complete the registration process.

Once a person has registered both they and their administrator (and only that administrator) can view their data.

Exchange

Bulk Blood Pressure readings can be imported into Sinecoat from CSV (comma separated value) files using its Exchange functionality.

An example of a valid Sincecoat compatible CSV file is shown below:

2013-12-11→17:30:00→139→73→74→124→71→58→117→69→63→0→a reading's comment
2013-12-12→17:30:00→128→71→48→127→73→46→121→75→46→0
2013-12-13→17:15:00→122→66→41→120→72→41→127→70→42→0→yet another comment
2013-12-14→17:15:00→123→74→65→119→77→55→118→68→49→0
2013-12-15→17:15:00→125→66→70→116→62→62→111→63→63→2
2013-12-16→17:15:00→128→69→48→126→71→50→128→71→47→1
2013-12-17→17:15:00→123→75→55→110→73→53→114→76→53→0

In the above file:

the→ represents the tab which acts as the delimiter/value separator character,
the first value is the date in YYYY-MM-DD format,*
the second value is the time in HH:MM:SS 24 hour clock format,*
the third, fourth and fifth values are the systolic, diastolic and heart rate values of the first reading respectively,*
the sixth, seventh and eigth values are the systolic, diastolic and heart rate values of the second reading respectively,
the ninth, tenth and eleventh values are the systolic, diastolic and heart rate values of the third reading respectively.
the twelfth value is the comment rank
the thirteenth value is a comment

* These values are required, importation will only proceed correctly if they are present and properly formatted, all other values are optional.

Entries in a CSV file that match the date of existing readings in the database are not imported

Sinecoat exports its data in the same format as shown above, if required the exported data can itself be imported into a spreadsheet or any other application that accepts CSV formatted data.

Taking Readings

Some general advice on taking accurate Blood Pressure readings:

Take readings at the same time everyday. Late afternoon / early evening is generally considered the best time.
To obtain the most accurate result take three readings within a 10-15 minute period, allowing a 3 minute break between each for the arteries to relax. Sinecoat is specifically designed to support this multiple reading approach, the interface will automatically average the results.
Take the reading in a room or setting that is comfortably warm, not chilled or draughty.
Place the cuff on a bare arm, clothing especially heavy fabric may interfer with the monitors accuracy.
To help eliminate possible errors, use the best monitor you can afford. A quality device will help detect invalid readings caused by an incorrectly positioned cuff, movement during measurement or abnormal heart rhythms.

Helpful Links

Omron instruction video.
Victorian government Blood Pressure advice.