The Double Exposure Study: The Impact of Job Strain and Marital Cohesion on Blood Pressure

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre250 enrolled

Overview

Psychosocial and lifestyle stressors, such as job strain (JS) and marital factors have previously been associated with a sustained increase in blood pressure (BP). In a one-year longitudinal follow-up to the Baseline Double Exposure cohort study, we, the researchers at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, evaluated whether JS and marital cohesion continued to be associated with ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in subjects enrolled with normal or untreated high BP.

Psychosocial and lifestyle stressors, such as job strain (JS) and marital factors have previously been associated with a sustained increase in blood pressure (BP). In a one-year longitudinal follow-up to the Baseline Double Exposure cohort study, we evaluated whether JS and marital cohesion continued to be associated with ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in subjects enrolled with normal or untreated high BP.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

250

Conditions

Hypertension

Interventions

ObservationalBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 40-65 * Unmedicated for at least 6 months * Living with spouse for at least 6 months * Working for at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Working rotating or evening shifts

Locations (1)

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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