title: Life quality in non-pharmacological therapy of hypertension.
abstract: Measurements of life quality have recently been included in drug trials on hypertension. In literature, not one single reference was found on life quality in non-pharmacological therapy of hypertension. More or less a tacit understanding is, however, that the life quality is unchanged, or at least not impaired, during non-pharmacological therapy. Experiences from a study of 400 patients with the aim to reduce or withdraw antihypertensive drugs, at the same time as non-pharmacological methods were introduced, show the difficulties to evaluate changes of life quality in a non-pharmacological study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aberg
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents