Why the study?
Does psychological stress correlate with health-related quality of life in patients with stroke and hypertension compared to those with hypertension alone?
Does psychological stress correlate with health-related quality of life in patients with stroke and hypertension compared to those with hypertension alone?
Psychological stress is strongly correlated with all domains of quality of life in hypertensive patients without stroke, suggesting that stress reduction interventions could be a valuable component of cardiovascular disease management.
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Stroke modifies stress-QOL links in hypertensives; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before any practice change.
Baune et al. (2006) studied this question.
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