Key result
Certain components of the Fried's frailty scale were significantly associated with orthostatic hypotension (P<0.05), whereas other components were not.
Why the study?
Frailty and orthostatic hypotension are common in older adults and associated with morbidity and mortality, but the relationship between them remains unclear.
Is there a relationship between frailty and orthostatic hypotension in older adults?
Observational
Is there a relationship between frailty and orthostatic hypotension in older adults?
p-value: p=< 0.05
Routine evaluation of orthostatic hypotension in frail older adults may help prevent OH-related poor outcomes.
Component-specific frailty links to orthostatic hypotension warrant caution; hypothesis-generating and leaves open prospective validation before practice change.
BACKGROUND: Frailty and orthostatic hypotension (OH), which is common in older adults, is associated with morbidity and mortality. The relationship between them remains unclear. The aim of the study is to determine whether there is a relationship between frailty and OH. METHODS: ) and the frailty was measured by the Fried's frailty scale. RESULTS: < 0.05), whereas the other components of the Fried's test were not. CONCLUSIONS: min measurements of OH should be routinely evaluated in frail older adults to prevent OH-related poor outcomes.
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Koçyiğit et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Frailty and orthostatic hypotension. Frailty was evaluated on Orthostatic hypotension (p=< 0.05). Certain components of the Fried's frailty scale were significantly associated with orthostatic hypotension (P<0.05), whereas other components were not.
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