Blood pressure variability associated with falls in nursing home residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High variations in serially measured blood pressures (BPs) portend a variety of adverse clinical events including dementia, cardiovascular sequelae and frailty. In this study, systolic blood pressure variability (BPV) was examined for its association with fall frequency and time to next fall among older adults living in nursing homes.

Methods

BP values and falls over time were extracted from medical records of nursing home residents aged ≥65 years over a 10-month period. BPV was measured as the standard deviation of 17 to 20 systolic values, and its correlation with falls and time to next fall were evaluated according to quartile values.

Results

One hundred patient charts were analyzed with nearly 2000 BP data points. All older adults had at least one fall

SUBMITTER: Soultan EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11628908 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature