title: Symptomology of Elevated Blood Pressure in Black Women with Hypertension.
abstract: Understanding factors that influence hypertension self-management may improve blood pressure control in Black women; however, little is known about Black women's perceptions of symptoms associated with hypertension. In this study, using the revised version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), we examined Black women's perceptions of symptoms that they associate with hypertension. While over half (52.5%) reported no symptoms of high blood pressure, 41.3% of the women reported one to six symptoms they attributed to high blood pressure. This study has the potential to increase clinicians' understanding of patients' perceptions of the symptomology of hypertension.
authors.forename: Devita T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Stallings
authors.forename: Joanne Kraenzle
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D000073278:Self-Management; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors