Key result
Anxiety and outcome expectations during clinic visits were significantly associated with the white-coat effect, with expectancy independently affecting the systolic white-coat effect.
Population
226 normotensive and hypertensive study participants
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Anxiety and expectations may influence clinic BP interpretation; supports psychological research but leaves causal effects and interventions open.
Cross-Sectional (n=226)
Anxiety and blood pressure outcome expectations during clinic visits are independently associated with the white-coat effect, highlighting the psychological components of clinic blood pressure elevation.
Jhalani et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Normotension and hypertension (n=226). Anxiety and outcome expectations was evaluated on White-coat effect (difference between mean clinic blood pressure and mean daytime ambulatory blood pressure). Anxiety and outcome expectations during clinic visits were significantly associated with the white-coat effect, with expectancy independently affecting the systolic white-coat effect.
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