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Comparison of Different Methods of Obtaining Orthostatic Vital Signs

Robyn Lance

Mary E. Link

Magdalena Padua

Liccy E. Clavell

Georgia Johnson

Ann Knebel

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this study was to compare two lying and standing procedures for measuring orthostatic vital signs. Thirty-five normotensive participants (mean age 21.6 years) participated in a randomized crossover study. Measures of blood pressure (BP), heart rate, and dizziness were collected at different lying and standing times. All subjects participated in a standardized walk paced at 4 miles per hour prior to lying. Using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc contrasts, the mean systolic BP differed between 5 and 10 minutes of lying (F = 21.33,p < .001) and the mean diastolic BP tended to differ between those time points (F = 5.23,p < .03). The mean standing systolic BP and dizziness rating were different between 0 and 2-minute intervals (F = 8.36,p < .01 andF = 7.15,p < .10). In normotensive participants following standardized exercise, orthostatic vital signs stabilized after lying 10 minutes.

Clinical Nursing Research, Vol. 9, No. 4, 479-491 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/10547730022158708
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