Orthostatic Drop in Diastolic but Not Systolic Blood Pressure Is Associated With Fear of Falling in Older Fallers

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Mar;21(3):429-431. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.030. Epub 2020 Jan 6.

Authors

Lisanne Tap¹, Nicole D A Boyé², Klaas A Hartholt², Nathalie van der Velde¹, Tischa J M van der Cammen¹, Francesco U S Mattace-Raso¹

Affiliations

¹ Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
² Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 31917108
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.030

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Accidental Falls*
Aged
Blood Pressure
Fear
Humans
Hypotension, Orthostatic*
Posture