Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Nursing Home Residents Who Fall

@article{GrayMiceli2012OrthostaticHI,
  title={Orthostatic Hypotension in Older Nursing Home Residents Who Fall},
  author={Deanna Gray-Miceli and Sarah Jane Ratcliffe and Sizhu Liu and Dean Wantland and Jerry C. Johnson},
  journal={Clinical Nursing Research},
  year={2012},
  volume={21},
  pages={64 - 78}
}
Orthostatic hypotension (OH) and dizziness have been linked to older adult falls. As a treatable condition, the detection of OH is of clinical importance to falls prevention. Gaps in the literature about symptoms associated with OH among older adult fallers, such as dizziness led to this secondary analysis of blood pressure data and reported symptoms. Of the 194 Registered Nurse (RN) documented falls, most (n = 91; 46.9%) failed to meet the prevailing diagnostic criteria for OH; 18 (9.2%) met… 
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