Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Imaizumi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030974 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Imaizumi Yuki Y Eguchi Kazuo K Murakami Takeshi T Saito Tomohiro T Hoshide Satoshi S Kario Kazuomi K
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20161115 4
Chronic pain, represented by locomotive syndrome (LS), and psychosocial factors are possible factors of blood pressure (BP) variability (BPV). The authors tested the hypothesis that there are links among LS, depression, and BPV. In 85 Japanese elderly hypertensive patients with normal daily activities, the authors performed ambulatory BP monitoring, determined the LS scale (LSS), and administered the Self-Rating Questionnaire for Depression (SRQD). The LSS score but not the SRQD score was associ ...[more]