Impact of Intensive Blood Pressure Therapy on Concern about Falling: Longitudinal Results from the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Concern about falling is common among older hypertension patients and could impact decisions to intensify blood pressure therapy. Our aim was to determine whether intensive therapy targeting a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 120 mm Hg is associated with greater changes in concern about falling when compared with standard therapy targeting an SBP of 140 mm Hg.

Design

Subsample analysis of participants randomized to either intensive or standard therapy in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT).

Setting

Approximately 100 outpatient sites.

Participants

A total of 2313 enrollees in SPRINT; participants were all age 50 or older (mean = 69 y) and diagnosed with hypertension.

Measurements

Concern about falling was described by the sh

SUBMITTER: Berlowitz DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7824027 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature