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Three‐Year Follow‐Up Studies on Heart Rate Variability in Nursing Home Residents
Author(s) -
Nagatomo Itsugi,
Nomaguchi Mitsuo,
Matsumoto Kei
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1992.tb00537.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing homes , demography , gerontology , coefficient of variation , nursing , statistics , mathematics , sociology
The coefficient of variation of the R‐R interval (CV value) of nursing home residents was investigated twice during a three‐year period. The initial CV value of the deceased during the period was significantly lower than that of the survivors. Among the survivors, residents without chronic cerebrovascular disease mainly showed a decrease in their CV values during the period.