[Socio-economic consequences and quality of life in hypertension and its management: a review of the literature].
A macro-economic approach to the cost of hypertension showed that, due to its high prevalence in industrialised countries and the increase in the costs of its treatment, the management of this condition is a preoccupation for the community. The micro-economic approach revealed an inequality between individuals concerning its management, especially with respect to social class. Ambulatory blood pressure recording provides a method of reliable assessment of the blood pressure of an individual. Its cost could be compensated on the macro-economic scale by the economies of treatment, especially as erroneous diagnosis of normal subjects as hypertensive may lead to both psychosocial and economic complications (increased professional absenteeism), the so-called "labelling effect" in Anglo-Saxon countries.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000379:methods; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000191:economics / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D013997:Time Factors
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents