Patients with hypertension: a study of manifest needs with self-actualization.
Nursing intervention may help patients with hypertension reduce their anxieties. Two successful instruments for determining areas in which patients need counseling and/or nursing intervention are the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule and the Personal Orientation Inventory.
D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors