Orthostatic Hypotension in Middle-Age and Risk of Falls

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: One-third of older adults fall each year. Orthostatic hypotension (OH) has been hypothesized as an important risk factor for falls, but findings from prior studies have been inconsistent.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/en11-pd67

Authors: Pompeii, Lisa, Juraschek, Stephen P., Daya, Natalie, Miller, Edgar R., Griswold, Michael E., Appel, Lawrence J., Windham, Beverly Gwen, Kucharska-Newton, Anna, Selvin, Elizabeth

Language: English

Topic: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Subfield: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: American Heart Association, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases

OpenAlex ID: W4299941001