A randomized controlled trial of stress reduction in African Americans treated for hypertension for over one year

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-98

  Schneider, Robert H ^a   Alexander, Charles N ^a,b,c,d,e   Staggers, Frank ^b,c   Orme Johnson, David W ^a   Rainforth, Maxwell ^a   Salerno, John W ^a   Sheppard, William ^c   Castillo Richmond, Amparo ^d   Barnes, Vernon A ^e   Nidich, Sanford I ^a  

^a Maharishi University of Management   (United States)

^b Haight Ashbury Free Clinics   (United States)

^c Hypertension Stress Mgmt Res Clin   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; clinical trial; Hypertension; lifestyle modification; progressive muscle relaxation; stress reduction; transcendental meditation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TECHNIQUE; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19944431307     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.08.027     Document Type: Article

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