title: Patients' choice of portable folding chairs to reduce symptoms of orthostatic hypotension.
abstract: Patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension may use portable folding chairs to prevent or reduce symptoms of low blood pressure. However, a concomitant movement disorder may limit the use of these chairs in daily living. In this prospective study, 13 patients with orthostatic hypotension, balance disturbance associated with motor disability, or both examined three commercially available portable folding chairs. A questionnaire was used to document the characteristics in chair design that were relevant for satisfactory use to these patients. Armrests, seat width, and an adjustable sitting height were found to be important features of a portable folding chair. One chair was selected by 11 of 13 patients to fit most needs.
authors.affiliation: Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Department of Internal Medicine, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wieling
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Opfer-Gehrking
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: van Emmerik-Levelt
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000503:physiopathology; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007024:Hypotension, Orthostatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019578:Multiple System Atrophy / Q000503:physiopathology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires