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KMID : 1033320130030020064
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Global Health & Nursing
2013 Volume.3 No. 2 p.64 ~ p.72
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Postprandial Blood Pressure Changes in the Hospitalized Elderly with Musculoskeletal Disease
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Park Mi-Ae
Yoon Jin-Hee
Jung Yeon-Hee
Hwang Se-Young
Choi Hye-Jin
Hwang Sun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purposes of this study were to identify the changes of blood pressure after meals and the prevalence of postprandial hypotension(PPH) in hospitalized elderly with musculoskeletal disease.
Methods: A total of 76 elderly patients(mean age 71.1±7.0) with musculoskeletal disease participated in this descriptive study. Blood pressure was measured before the meal as baseline and then every 15 minutes until 120 minutes after the meal.
Results: The prevalence of PPH was 52.9% and 45.6% during 120minutes after breakfast and lunch. The most
prevalent time point of PPH was 75~90 minutes after the meal. The elderly people with PPH had higher systolic blood pressure than those without PPH. The change of postprandial systolic blood pressure over time was significantly different between PPH and non-PPH groups.
Conclusion: Nurses should pay more careful attention to blood pressure falls after meal and develop appropriate nursing interventions that can prevent PPH in elderly inpatient with musculoskeletal diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Postprandial period, Hypotension, Blood pressure, Elderly, Musculoskeletal disease
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