A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY TO MEASURE THE PREVALENCE OF THE ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN GUJARAT

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Orthostatic hypotension is also called as a postural hypotension. Meaning of
orthostatic or postural hypotension is fall down or decreased blood pressure when person standing up from laying or
sitting. The dropping of blood pressure may down suddenly after a few or 3 minutes.
OBJECTIVES:1) To measure the Blood pressure in sitting position, laying down position & standing position.2) To determine the association of
systolic blood pressure in sitting position, laying down position & standing position.3) To determine the association of Diastolic Blood pressure
in sitting position ,laying position and standing up position.4) To determine the prevalence of the orthostatic hypotension.
METHODOLOGY: A cross sectional study was carried out by 300 hospitalized patients through non- probably convenient sampling technique.
Demographic data was collected by questionnaire method and through the sphygmomanometer Blood pressure was measured. Results:
comparison between the sitting, laying and standing position shows that SBP, mean total of standing position is higher than mean total of sitting ,
laying position. In DBP, mean total of standing position is higher than mean total of sitting position, laying position. Prevalence of orthostatic
hypotension.(2%).
CONCLUSION: only 2% prevalence rate of orthostatic hypotension was found in hospitalized patients.