Key result
Higher levels of anger-in (OR 1.73), stress (OR 1.64), and anxiety (OR 1.44) were identified as strong predictors of hypertension.
Why the study?
Are psychological states of anger, anxiety, and stress associated with and predictive of hypertension in adults?
Case-Control (n=370)
Yes
Are psychological states of anger, anxiety, and stress associated with and predictive of hypertension in adults?
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Psychological screening may aid hypertension risk assessment; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Hypertension is a condition of the person in which blood pressure is chronicallyhigh. Hypertension is a leading factor to damage health and turn out many chronic conditionsin human body1. Objectives: To study the relationship of hypertension with psychologicalstates of anger, stress and anxiety and do they predict hypertension? Study Design: A corelational study. Methodology: Outdoor hypertensive patients (N = 200, men = 110, women= 90) between ages 30-65, and control group (N = 170, men = 90, women = 80), matchedwith age, gender and monthly income were taken from the public hospitals. STAXI (Spielberger,1988) and DASS (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) were used for data collection. Data analysis:Descriptive statistics, chi-square, logistic regression analyses were used. Results: Significantpositive correlation of hypertension with anger, stress and anxiety was found. Anger-control,anger-in, stress and anxiety emerged as strongest predictors of hypertension.
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Mushtaq et al. (2015) conducted a case-control in Hypertension (n=370). Psychological states (anger, anxiety, stress) vs. Normotensive controls was evaluated on Hypertension status (predicted by anger-in) (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.64-2.44, p=<0.001). Higher levels of anger-in (OR 1.73), stress (OR 1.64), and anxiety (OR 1.44) were identified as strong predictors of hypertension.
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