Effect of device-guided breathing exercises on blood pressure in patients with hypertension: A randomized controlled trial

Blood Pressure

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 273-279

  Altena, Mariette R ^a   Kleefstra, Nanne ^a,b   Logtenberg, Susan J ^a   Groenier, Klaas H ^c,d   Houweling, Sebastiaan T ^b   Bilo, Henk J ^a,c,d  

^a ISALA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LANGERHANS MEDICAL RESEARCH GROUP   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breathing exercises; Hypertension; Music; Non pharmacological; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING EXERCISES; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY RATE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 70450189165     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08037050903272925     Document Type: Article

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