Orthostatic Hypotension
Conditions
Brief summary
In this study the investigators aimed 1. to investigate the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in elderly nursing home residents. 2. to investigate whether the presence of orthostatic hypotension influences the chance of successful rehabilitation.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
This study is an observational cohort study \> no interventions
Sponsors
Medical Research Foundation, The Netherlands
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* nursing home resident
Exclusion criteria
* patients at the palliative department * life expectancy \< 4 weeks * patients only temporarily admitted to the nursing home
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Orthostatic hypotension | Baseline | Orthostatic hypotension is defined by consensus as a fall in blood pressure of at least 20 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic within 3 minutes in the upright position |
| Successful rehabilitation | After 5 years | Successful rehabilitation is defined as whether the patient is able to return to his/her home or another location (but not a nursing home) after discharge from the nursing home. Unsuccessful rehabilitations implies that the patients becomes a long-stay nursing home resident. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| All-cause and Cardiovascular mortality | Date of death | — |
| Quality of life | Measured at baseline and after 1 year | Quality of life is measured using the RAND-36 questionnaire. |
| Fall incidents | After 5 years | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed