@article{ref1,
title="Orthostatic hypotension and falls in hospitalized older adults",
journal="Clinical nursing research",
year="2021",
author="Bodt, Barry and Lyons, Denise and Schell, Kathleen",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence of orthostatic hypotension (OH) among a convenience sample of older adults on two Acute Care of the Elderly (ACE) units of the ChristianaCare™ in Delaware. Another aim was to determine if subjects with documented OH experienced falls. Retrospective de-identified data was obtained from electronic medical records for the years 2015 to 2018. Among all patients who had valid first orthostatic vital sign (OVS) readings (n = 7,745), 39.2% had orthostatic hypotension on the first reading. Among the patients, 42.8% were found to be hypotensive during OVS. Thirty-one (0.9%) of those with OH fell at some point during their stay. The odds ratio for falls in the presence of OH was 1.34 with a 95% confidence interval (0.82, 2.21), but a chi-square test failed to find significance (p = .2494). The results could not determine if OVS should be mandatory in fall prevention protocols.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-7738",
doi="10.1177/1054773820986682",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1054773820986682"
}