Why the study?
Does high perceived stress worsen health behaviour and cardiac risk profile in adults?
Does high perceived stress worsen health behaviour and cardiac risk profile in adults?
High perceived stress is longitudinally associated with unfavorable changes in health behaviors and the development of cardiac risk factors, providing a potential mechanism for its link to cardiovascular disease.
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High stress was associated with adverse behavioral changes; leaves open whether stress reduction improves cardiac risk profiles.
Rod et al. (2009) studied this question.
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