Consensus Statement on Practical Guidance for Optimizing Antihypertensive Therapy in Older Adults Needing Nursing Care by the Japan Geriatrics Society and the Japanese Society of Hypertension: English Translation of the Japanese Article.

Yoshio Iwashima, Yuichi Akasaki, Norihisa Ito, Yoichi Nozato, Yoichi Takami, Jiro Okochi, Kei Kamide, Koichi Yamamoto

Abstract readConsensus Statement

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Article in Geriatrics & gerontology international, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

Intensive blood pressure control is beneficial for preventing stroke in patients with dementia.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yoshio IwashimaDepartment of Geriatric and General Medicine, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1932-7324

Yuichi AkasakiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine and Hypertension, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.

Norihisa ItoDivision of Geriatric Medicine, Itami City Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.

Yoichi NozatoDepartment of Geriatric and General Medicine, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan.

Yoichi TakamiDepartment of Geriatric and General Medicine, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

Jiro OkochiTatsumanosato Geriatric Health Service Facility, Osaka, Japan.

Kei KamideDivision of Health Science, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1720-2218

Koichi YamamotoDepartment of Geriatric and General Medicine, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This Consensus Statement outlines management for nursing care-dependent older adults (Categories 3-4). Key principles include prioritizing QOL over strict BP targets, avoiding reduction of SBP < 120 mmHg, and implementing stepwise deprescribing. It also emphasizes safety protocols during bathing and rehabilitation to prevent adverse event.

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Antihypertensive AgentsHypertensionAgedGeriatricsHumansJapanPractice Guidelines as TopicQuality of LifeSocieties, MedicalAntihypertensive Agentsantihypertensive therapynursing careolder adults

Identifiers

PMID41865762

DOI10.1111/ggi.70374

PMCPMC13006133

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