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July 1, 1989European Heart Journal

The reliability of psychophysiological examinations under field conditions: Results of repetitive mental stress testing in middle-aged men

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Why the study?

Does repetitive standardized mental stress testing yield reliable blood pressure and heart rate reactions under field conditions in middle-aged men with fatigue?

Population

136 men (mean age 44 +/- 7 years) with complaints of mental and physical fatigue

Comparison

Repetitive standardized mental stress testing… vs Baseline levels

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

12 weeks

Authors

WLWolf LangewitzUniversity Hospital of BaselHRHeinz RüddelUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnHNH NoackPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

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Implication

Supports reliable field assessment of mental stress BP/HR reactivity over 12 weeks; extends stability data but leaves generalizability and outcomes open.

Structured PICO

Does repetitive standardized mental stress testing yield reliable blood pressure and heart rate reactions under field conditions in middle-aged men with fatigue?

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Population
136 men (mean age 44 +/- 7 years) with complaints of mental and physical fatigue
I
Intervention
Repetitive standardized mental stress testing performed at 4-week intervals on four occasions
C
Comparator
Baseline levels
O
Outcome
Test-retest stability of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) reactions to standardized mental stresssurrogate

Psychophysiological reactivity to mental stress, including blood pressure and heart rate, can be assessed with good reliability under field conditions over a 12-week period.

Cite This Study

Langewitz et al. (1989) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95dbf212aa3e1f18410efbhttps://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a059543
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