Disability level’s impact on blood pressure-mortality association in older long-term care adults: evidence from a large Chinese cohort study

• Published in: BMC geriatrics Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 478 - 12
• Main Authors: Zhong, Yue, Feng, Chuanteng, Hou, Lisha, Yang, Ming, Zhang, Xinjun, Wu, Jinhui, Dong, Birong, Jia, Peng, Yang, Shujuan, Dou, Qingyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 31.05.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Activities of daily living; Aged; Aged patients; Aged, 80 and over; Antihypertensives; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; China - epidemiology; Chronic illnesses; Cognitive ability; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Demographic aspects; Disability; Disability evaluation; Disabled Persons; East Asian People; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - mortality; Hypertension - physiopathology; Influence; Long term health care; Long-term care; Long-Term Care - methods; Long-Term Care - trends; Long-term care of the sick; Male; Measurement; Medical personnel; Medical records; Middle Aged; Mortality; Mortality - trends; Nursing homes; Older adults; Older people; Prospective Studies; Variables; China; Disability; Blood pressure; Older adults; Long-term care

Evidence of the optimal blood pressure (BP) target for older adults with disability in long-term care is limited. We aim to analyze the associations of BP with mortality in older adults in long-term care setting with different levels of disability. This prospective cohort study was based on the gove...