OP-026 Investigation of the Influence of Antidepression Therapy on Blood Pressure and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients Both with Hypertension and Depression




Objective


To explore the influence of antidepression therapy on blood pressure and quality of life in elderly patients both with hypertension and depression.




Methods


A total of 67 elderly patients with hypertension and depression in the department of internal medicine of Xuanwu hospital during August 2008 and March 2011 were randomly divided into two groups based on the antihypertensive therapy: control group (amlodipine 5mg/d) and therapy group (amlodipine 5mg/d and cipramil 20mg/d) for three months. The pretherapy and post-treatment changes in the two groups were compared between 24hSBP, 24hDBP, dSBP, dDBP, nSBP, nDBP and scores of the short form (36) health survey.




Methods


A total of 67 elderly patients with hypertension and depression in the department of internal medicine of Xuanwu hospital during August 2008 and March 2011 were randomly divided into two groups based on the antihypertensive therapy: control group (amlodipine 5mg/d) and therapy group (amlodipine 5mg/d and cipramil 20mg/d) for three months. The pretherapy and post-treatment changes in the two groups were compared between 24hSBP, 24hDBP, dSBP, dDBP, nSBP, nDBP and scores of the short form (36) health survey.

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