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The Edgecombe County High Blood Pressure Control Program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout.

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Williams, CA; Beresford, SA; James, SA; LaCroix, AZ; Strogatz, DS; Wagner, EH; Kleinbaum, DG; Cutchin, LM; Ibrahim, MA
Published in: American journal of public health
May 1985

In a hypertension prevalence survey of a stratified random sample of 1,000 households, 2,030 adults (aged 18 years and over) were interviewed and information on psychosocial variables collected. Among 359 hypertensives, there was a consistent relationship between indicators of difficulty in the social environment and dropout from treatment in women. Compared to those who remained in treatment, women who dropped out can be characterized as having less social support on the job, having less perceived spouse approval (if married), having a lower level of perceived access to supportive resources, and being more likely to report feeling pushed most or all of the time if they are homemakers. Relationships between indicators of social support and dropout from treatment in men were found only with support on the job, and for White men, with perceived friend approval.

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American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

May 1985

Volume

75

Issue

5

Start / End Page

483 / 486

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Social Support
  • Social Environment
  • Sex Factors
  • Regression Analysis
  • Public Health
  • Patient Dropouts
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
 

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Williams, C. A., Beresford, S. A., James, S. A., LaCroix, A. Z., Strogatz, D. S., Wagner, E. H., … Ibrahim, M. A. (1985). The Edgecombe County High Blood Pressure Control Program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout. American Journal of Public Health, 75(5), 483–486. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.75.5.483
Williams, C. A., S. A. Beresford, S. A. James, A. Z. LaCroix, D. S. Strogatz, E. H. Wagner, D. G. Kleinbaum, L. M. Cutchin, and M. A. Ibrahim. “The Edgecombe County High Blood Pressure Control Program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout.American Journal of Public Health 75, no. 5 (May 1985): 483–86. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.75.5.483.
Williams CA, Beresford SA, James SA, LaCroix AZ, Strogatz DS, Wagner EH, et al. The Edgecombe County High Blood Pressure Control Program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout. American journal of public health. 1985 May;75(5):483–6.
Williams, C. A., et al. “The Edgecombe County High Blood Pressure Control Program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 75, no. 5, May 1985, pp. 483–86. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.75.5.483.
Williams CA, Beresford SA, James SA, LaCroix AZ, Strogatz DS, Wagner EH, Kleinbaum DG, Cutchin LM, Ibrahim MA. The Edgecombe County High Blood Pressure Control Program: III. Social support, social stressors, and treatment dropout. American journal of public health. 1985 May;75(5):483–486.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

May 1985

Volume

75

Issue

5

Start / End Page

483 / 486

Related Subject Headings

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Social Support
  • Social Environment
  • Sex Factors
  • Regression Analysis
  • Public Health
  • Patient Dropouts
  • North Carolina
  • Middle Aged
  • Male