HYPERTENSION LABELING AND SENSE OF WELL-BEING
HYPERTENSION LABELING AND SENSE OF WELL-BEING
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.71.11.1228
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
MONTEROSSA, S
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作者:
BLOOM, JR;MONTEROSSA, S
Individuals (71) were mislabeled on the basis of a prevalence survey (n = 1031) conducted in a low-income community. They were told by a physician that they were hypertensive but were later judged normotensive on the basis of 3 blood pressure measures. None of these persons was taking antihypertensive medication or was under medical care. Compared to the total normotensive sample, the mislabeled group reported more depressive symptoms (P = 0.005), lower present health (P = 0.001), and a worsening of their health over the past 5 yr (P = 0.035). Compared to a control group matched on gender, age, ethnicity, education and marital status, the mislabeled group reported even more depressive symptoms (P = 0.005) and lower present health (P = 0.034). They did not have a worsening of health over the past 5 yr (P = 0.074). These findings could not be explained by greater utilization of medical care or comorbidity. These findings may be a result of people being falsely labeled as hypertensive.