Psychological factors associated with poor hypertension control: Differences in personality and stress between patients with controlled and uncontrolled hypertension

Psychological Reports

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 923-938

  Sanz, Jesús ^a   García Vera, María Paz ^a   Espinosa, Regina ^a   Inés, María ^a   Fortún, Magán ^a   Segura, Julián ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78651270154     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/09.15.20.PR0.107.6.923-938     Document Type: Article

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