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Orthostatic Hypotension and Associated Factors among Home Care Clients Aged 75 Years or Older - A Population-Based
A Luukkonen1, M Tiihonen, T Rissanen
1Miia Tiihonen, Kuopio Research Centre of Geriatric Care, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P.O.BOX 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland, Phone +358 40 355 3125, Fax: 358 17 162 131,
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine orthostatic hypotension (OH) and associated factors among home care clients aged 75 years or older.
Design:
Non-randomised controlled study.
Setting And Participants:
The study sample included 244 home care clients aged 75 years or older living in Eastern and Central Finland.
Measurements:
Nurses, nutritionists and pharmacists collected clinical data including orthostatic blood pressure, depressive symptoms (15-item Geriatric Depression Scale GDS-15), nutritional status (Mini Nutritional Assessment MNA), drug use, self-rated health, daily activities (Barthel ADL Index and Lawton and Brody IADL scale) and self-rated ability to walk 400 metres. Comorbidities were based on medical records.
Results:
The prevalence of OH was 35.7% (n = 87). No association between OH and the number of drugs used or causative drug use and OH was found. In univariate analysis, coronary heart disease, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in a sitting position and lower mean MNA scores were associated with a risk of OH. Multivariate analysis showed that lower mean MNA scores (OR 1.140, 95% CI: 1.014-1.283) appeared to be independently connected to a risk of OH.
Conclusion:
One-third of the home clients had OH and it was associated with lower MNA scores.
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