Why the study?
Cooccurrence of hypertension and depression/anxiety increases the chance of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, prompting assessment of anxiety and depression prevalence and associations in hypertensive adults.
What is the prevalence of anxiety and depression among hypertensive adults?
What is the prevalence of anxiety and depression among hypertensive adults?
Anxiety and depression are common among hypertensive adults, highlighting the need for routine mental health screening in this population.
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Anxiety/depression screening may be considered in hypertension; cross-sectional data leaves open causality and outcome impact.
Shah et al. (2022) studied this question.
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