Stress management for African American women with elevated blood pressure: A pilot study

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-196

  Webb, Mary ^a   Beckstead, Jason ^a   Meininger, Janet ^b   Robinson, Sabrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Black women; High blood pressure; Hypertension; Stress management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NEGOTIATING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645636002     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800405283144     Document Type: Article

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