Blood pressure measuring apparatus, method and program for measuring blood pressure, and respiration assistance apparatus

A blood pressure monitoring method performed by a blood pressure monitoring apparatus to monitor a blood pressure of a target person, the method comprising:

• measuring blood pressure of the target person;
• monitoring variation of the blood pressure measured, estimating a sign of a blood pressure increase associated with an onset of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome based on the blood pressure continuously decreasing to a preset threshold or lower for a predetermined time or longer, and determining the onset of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome when the blood pressure reaches the preset threshold or lower for the predetermined time or longer;
• and
• outputting a notification signal to activate a continuous positive airway pressure apparatus when the sign of the blood pressure increase associated with the onset of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is estimated to perform continuous positive airway pressure by sending air to a nasal cavity of the target person as a measure against the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program which is executable by a computer to provide the steps of:

• measuring blood pressure of a target person;
• monitoring variation of the blood pressure measured, estimating a sign of a blood pressure increase associated with an onset of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome based on the blood pressure continuously decreasing to a preset threshold or lower for a predetermined time or longer, and determining the onset of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome when the blood pressure reaches the preset threshold or lower for the predetermined time or longer;
• and
• outputting a notification signal to activate a continuous positive airway pressure apparatus when the sign of the blood pressure increase associated with the onset of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is estimated to perform continuous positive airway pressure by sending air to a nasal cavity of the target person as a measure against the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.