Systems and methods for blood pressure measurement with psychological status validation

A method for validating a psychological status with respect to a blood pressure measurement, the method comprising:

• providing pressure pulse data from a measured continual pressure pulse of a subject, wherein the pressure pulse data comprises data for a plurality of pressure waveforms associated with beat-to-beat blood pressure values of the subject;
• identifying peaks and troughs of the plurality of pressure waveforms;
• calculating heart rate variability data from the pressure pulse data using the identified peaks and troughs;
• calculating blood pressure variability data from the pressure pulse data using the identified peaks and troughs;
• analyzing the calculated heart rate variability data and blood pressure variability data;
• determining if one or more psychological influencing factors is present with respect to the subject based on the analyzing;
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• providing information regarding validity of the blood pressure measurement based on the determination if one or more psychological influencing factors is present.

A system for validating a psychological status with respect to a blood pressure measurement, the system comprising:

• a pressure sensor platform adapted for measuring continual pressure pulse of a subject and providing pressure pulse data for the subject from the measured continual pressure pulse, wherein the pressure pulse data comprises data for a plurality of pressure waveforms associated with beat-to-beat blood pressure values of the subject;
• data feature identification logic operable to identify peaks and troughs of the plurality of pressure waveforms;
• measurement logic operable to calculate heart rate variability data and blood pressure variability data from beat-to-beat differences in data of the pressure pulse data, wherein the blood pressure measurement is also calculated from the pressure pulse data using the identified peaks and troughs of the plurality of pressure waveforms;
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• analysis logic operable to analyze the calculated heart rate variability data and blood pressure variability data and determine if one or more psychological influencing factors is present with respect to the subject, wherein the analysis logic provides information regarding validity of the blood pressure measurement based on the determination if one or more psychological influencing factors is present.