Evaluation of Psychological Distress, Self-Care, and Medication Adherence in Association with Hypertension Control.

Maryam EghbaliMaedeh AkbariKimiya SeifyMohammad Fakhrolmobasheri Maryam Heidarpour Hamidreza RoohafzaMaryam AfzaliFateme-Sadat Mostafavi-EsfahaniParisa KarimianAnis SepehrDavood Shafie Alireza Khosravi

Published in: International journal of hypertension (2022)

A lower psychological distress score can result in better self-care, enhancing the probability of better HTN control; thus, psychological interventions may be necessary for the treatment of HTN. However, more studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of this intervention.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
blood pressure
systematic review
physical activity