The association between orthostatic hypotension, falling and successful rehabilitation in a nursing home population. Issue 2 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hartog, L.C.; Cizmar-Sweelssen, M.; Knipscheer, A.; Groenier, K.H.; Kleefstra, N.; Bilo, H.J.G.; van Hateren, K.J.J.
• Is Part Of: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. Volume 61:Issue 2(2015:Sep./Oct.)
• Page Start: 190
• Page End: 196
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Aging -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.26
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2015.05.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-4943

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0085"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">OH is highly prevalent in nursing home residents.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">No correlation was found between a history of previous falls and OH or orthostatic complaints.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Patients with OH were found to have a higher chance of successful rehabilitation compared to patients without OH.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Confirmation of this rather remarkable and counterintuitive finding in other studies is necessary.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>