Orthostatic Hypotension and Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

A Mol; PTS Bui Hoang; S Sharmin; EM Reijnierse; RJA van Wezel; CGM Meskers; AB Maier

Journal article

Orthostatic Hypotension and Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

A Mol, PTS Bui Hoang, S Sharmin, EM Reijnierse, RJA van Wezel, CGM Meskers, AB Maier

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2018.11.003

Abstract

Objectives: Orthostatic hypotension is a potential risk factor for falls in older adults, but existing evidence on this relationship is inconclusive. This study addresses the association between orthostatic hypotension and falls. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of the cross-sectional and longitudinal studies assessing the association between orthostatic hypotension and falls, as preregistered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42017060134). Setting and participants: A literature search was performed on February 20, 2017, in MEDLINE (from 1946), PubMed (from 1966), and EMBASE (from 1947) using the terms orthostatic hypotension, postural hypotension, and falls. References of included stu..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Sifat Sharmin Author

Esmee Reijnierse Author

Andrea Maier Author

Grants

Awarded by Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Grant No. 14901); and the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant No. 689238 and 675003).