Influences of psycho-social factors in the treatment of the elderly patients with hypertension
- VernacularTitle:心理社会因素对老年人高血压疗效的影响
- Author:
Xiumei XIE
;
Guolong YU
;
Jin HE
;
Biefei LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Treatment outcome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2003;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the influences of psycho-social factors in the treatment of the aged patients with hypertension. Methods Aged in-patients with hypertension were divided into two groups according to their improvement: 148 reached the standard and 62 did not reach the standard. Their psycho-social factors were assessed by self-rating depression scale(SDS), self-rating anxiety scale(SAS), life events scale (LES) and social support scale. Results (1)The percentages of depression (7.4% vs 32.2%, P
