Key result
Psychosocial risks like elevated stress affect ~68% of Russian patients with hypertension or IHD.
Why the study?
Psychosocial risk factors contribute substantially to the population burden of cardiovascular diseases and their complications, prompting the need for actual data among ambulatory patients with arterial hypertension and/or ischemic heart disease across Russia.
Population
2775 ambulatory patients aged ≥55 years with AH and / or IHD in 30 Russian cities
Design
Multicenter cross-sectional study
Authors
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High prevalence of psychosocial risks in Russian hypertension/IHD patients; hypothesis-generating for screening trials before practice change.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,775)
Yes
There is a high prevalence of psychosocial risk factors such as stress, anxiety, and depression among older ambulatory patients with hypertension and ischemic heart disease in Russia, highlighting the need for targeted diagnosis and management.
Pogosova et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Arterial hypertension and/or ischemic heart disease (n=2,775). Psychosocial risk factors was evaluated on Prevalence of psychosocial risk factors. Psychosocial risk factors were highly prevalent among Russian patients with hypertension or ischemic heart disease, including elevated stress (67.8%) and type D personality (37.6%).