01639nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001700118653001100135653003200146100001400178700001600192700001800208700001300226245014100239300001000380490000700390520099600397022001401393020001401407       2005                            d  c01/2005bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aHypertension10aStress10aBehavioralcognitive therapy1 aN. Crespo1 aV. J. Rubio1 aMª I. Casado1 aC. Campo00aThe influence of blood pressure levels in a cognitive-behavioral programme for reducing stress and life habits in hypertensión patients  a27-350 v113 aThe effect of blood pressure (BP) levels on a program which combines educative actions in order to improve health behaviors related to hypertension, and cognitive-behavioral techniques for reducing stress and enhancing treatment compliance of hypertension patients is evaluated. 80 patients from the Hypertension Unit of the 12-de-Octubre Hospital (Madrid) divided into two groups (treatment and control groups) participated in the study. The effectiveness of the whole program as well as the module of stress control separately was evaluated over BP and other parameters: knowledge about the illness, pharmacological and diet compliance, level of anxiety and stress, and quality of life. Results show a better BP control after the treatment as well as an enhancement of the hygienic-diet compliance. There is also a decrease of anxiety and stress, and an increase of the knowledge about the illness. Nevertheless, there are no changes in physical exercise compliance nor in quality of life.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437