The association between orthostatic hypotension, falling and successful rehabilitation in a nursing home population

Highlights • OH is highly prevalent in nursing home residents. • No correlation was found between a history of previous falls and OH or orthostatic complaints. • Patients with OH were found to have a higher chance of successful rehabilitation compared to patients without OH. • Confirmation of this r...

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Published in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 190 - 196
Main Authors:	Hartog, L.C, Cizmar-Sweelssen, M, Knipscheer, A, Groenier, K.H, Kleefstra, N, Bilo, H.J.G, van Hateren, K.J.J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01-09-2015
Subjects:	Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Aged Blood pressure Blood Pressure - physiology Cohort Studies Fall risk Female Frail Elderly Humans Hypotension, Orthostatic - epidemiology Hypotension, Orthostatic - rehabilitation Incidence Internal Medicine Logistic Models Male Multivariate Analysis Netherlands - epidemiology Nursing home residents Nursing Homes Odds Ratio Orthostatic hypotension Prevalence Proportional Hazards Models Prospective Studies Risk Factors Netherlands Fall risk Blood pressure Nursing home residents Orthostatic hypotension
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Summary:	Highlights • OH is highly prevalent in nursing home residents. • No correlation was found between a history of previous falls and OH or orthostatic complaints. • Patients with OH were found to have a higher chance of successful rehabilitation compared to patients without OH. • Confirmation of this rather remarkable and counterintuitive finding in other studies is necessary.
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ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2015.05.005