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June 1, 1978Psychosomatic Medicine

Nonpharmacologic Control of Essential Hypertension in Man: A Critical Review of the Experimental Literature

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Why the study?

Do nonpharmacologic behavioral techniques lower blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension?

Population

Patients with essential hypertension

Design

Review

Authors

KFKenneth FrumkinNaval Medical Center PortsmouthRNRobert Jeyakumar NathanMultimedia UniversityMPMaurice F. ProutWidener University

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Implication

Should not yet change hypertension practice; leaves open relaxation's adjunctive role while questioning biofeedback efficacy.

Structured PICO

Do nonpharmacologic behavioral techniques lower blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension?

P
Population
Patients with essential hypertension
I
Intervention
Nonpharmacologic (behavioral) techniques, including biofeedback and relaxation methodologies (yoga, transcendental meditation, progressive muscle relaxation)
O
Outcome
Blood pressure reductionsurrogate

Relaxation methods show promise for long-lasting blood pressure reduction in essential hypertension, whereas biofeedback lacks evidence for altering basal blood pressure.

Limitations

  • Varying degrees of experimental vigor in the reviewed studies

Cite This Study

Frumkin et al. (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7e67cc55c19762e2b2a10chttps://doi.org/10.1097/00006842-197806000-00003

Topics

Hypertension management
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