Treatment of hypertension in elderly

Effect of Mobile Educational Application on Adherence to Treatment in Elderly with Hypertension

Background and purpose: Adherence to treatment has a key role in management of hypertension and mobile phones can be used to educate patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a mobile educational application on adherence to treatment in elderly with hypertension. Materials and methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in Neishabour, Iran 2020. A total of 54 r...

Treatment of hypertension in the elderly patient.

1. Arteriosclerotic, associated with arteriosclerosis of the large vessels. This is manifested by a wide pulse pressure and usually has a benign prognosis. Treatment is symptomatic only : salt restriction or mild depressor agents often dramatically relieve symptoms without great effect on the blood pressure. 2. “Malignant” hypertension as manifested by rapidly rising blood pressure, papilledema...

The treatment of hypertension in the elderly.

Treatment of mild hypertension in elderly males.

1. Males, born between 1900 and 1925, with mild hypertension have been treated for periods varying from 300 to 2000 days. 2. The life and death status of all patients (except two) was known on 1st November 1978. 3. A group of patients with mild hypertension receiving treatment based on a thiazide diuretic had a greater mortality than the other drug-treated group. 4. The increased mortality was ...

Overview of hypertension treatment in the elderly

Because blood pressure in humans rises with age, sent the most rapidly growing segment of the popmore and more of us develop hypertension as we ulation. Also, the risk for cardiovascular complicagrow older. Hypertension is one of the most importions is greater at any given level of blood pressure in tant problems in older patients. In this country two older patients compared with younger patien...