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January 1, 1986Health Psychology

Type A behavior, family history of hypertension, and cardiovascular responsivity among Black women.

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Why the study?

Does Type A behavior and family history of hypertension affect cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress in employed Black women?

Population

Employed Black women

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

NANorman B. AndersonUniversity of VictoriaRWRedford B. WilliamsPreventive CardiologyJLJames D. LaneUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Overview

Hypothesis-generating for Type A-linked reactivity in Black women; extends prior observations without supporting practice change.

Key Points

  • The study aims to assess how Type A behavior and family history of hypertension affect cardiovascular responses to stress.
  • Cardiovascular measures including heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were taken at rest, during mental arithmetic, and during an interview.
  • Employed Black women participated in the study to evaluate the effects of Type A behavior on cardiovascular responsivity.
  • Type A behavior was linked to increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure during the Type A Structured Interview.
  • No influence from family history of hypertension was observed on cardiovascular parameters during testing.

Structured PICO

Does Type A behavior and family history of hypertension affect cardiovascular reactivity to mental stress in employed Black women?

P
Population
Employed Black women
I
Intervention
Type A behavior pattern and family history of hypertension
O
Outcome
Cardiovascular reactivity (heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure) to mental stress (mental arithmetic task and Type A Structured Interview)surrogate

Type A behavior is associated with cardiovascular hyperresponsivity to specific stressors in Black women, extending findings previously observed in predominantly white samples.

Limitations

  • Needs replication with other subgroups of blacks, such as young females and middle-aged males

Cite This Study

Anderson et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2199d8c2e34e33095fc0eahttps://doi.org/10.1037//0278-6133.5.4.393

Topics

Hypertension management
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