The Impact of Job Strain and Marital Cohesion on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Over One Year: The Double Exposure Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hypertension
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Enrollment
- 250
- Locations
- 1
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 20 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Psychosocial and lifestyle stressors, such as job strain (JS) and marital factors have previously been associated with a sustained increase in blood pressure (BP).
In a one-year longitudinal follow-up to the Baseline Double Exposure cohort study, we, the researchers at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, evaluated whether JS and marital cohesion continued to be associated with ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in subjects enrolled with normal or untreated high BP.
Detailed Description
Psychosocial and lifestyle stressors, such as job strain (JS) and marital factors have previously been associated with a sustained increase in blood pressure (BP). In a one-year longitudinal follow-up to the Baseline Double Exposure cohort study, we evaluated whether JS and marital cohesion continued to be associated with ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in subjects enrolled with normal or untreated high BP.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 40-65
- •Unmedicated for at least 6 months
- •Living with spouse for at least 6 months
- •Working for at least 6 months
Exclusion Criteria
- •Working rotating or evening shifts
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified