Relationship between coping mechanisms to psychosocial stress with blood pressure in young adults: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Aung, Sithu, Musa, Ramli, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, Abdullah, Aszrin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Ibn Sina Trust 2018
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/65262/1/65262_Relationship%20between%20coping.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65262/2/65262_Relationship%20between%20coping_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65262/3/65262_Relationship%20between%20coping_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65262/; https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJMS/article/view/37000/24961
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Prehypertension is a precursor of hypertension, with high prevalence in young adults. Psychosocial stress can be one of the modifiable risk factors for hypertension. The objecti...