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: Received: 8 November 2023 / Approved: 9 November 2023 / Online: 9 November 2023 (11:17:51 CET)
How to cite:
BUBULAC, L.; BURUNTIA, M. Self-efficacy, Vulnerability to Stress and Anxiety, Psychological Factors Involved in Arterial Hypertension. Preprints2023, 2023110620. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0620.v1
BUBULAC, L.; BURUNTIA, M. Self-efficacy, Vulnerability to Stress and Anxiety, Psychological Factors Involved in Arterial Hypertension. Preprints 2023, 2023110620. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0620.v1
BUBULAC, L.; BURUNTIA, M. Self-efficacy, Vulnerability to Stress and Anxiety, Psychological Factors Involved in Arterial Hypertension. Preprints2023, 2023110620. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0620.v1
APA Style
BUBULAC, L., & BURUNTIA, M. (2023). Self-efficacy, Vulnerability to Stress and Anxiety, Psychological Factors Involved in Arterial Hypertension. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0620.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
BUBULAC, L. and Maria-Cristina BURUNTIA. 2023 "Self-efficacy, Vulnerability to Stress and Anxiety, Psychological Factors Involved in Arterial Hypertension" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0620.v1
Abstract
Abstract: Arterial hypertension is the main preventable risk factor for premature death and stroke worldwide and anxiety is a real public health problem. Stress is the common denominator for both cases. In the last 3 years, the aggressive exposure of the population to negative emotions (fear of disease in a pandemic, fear of war, financial instability) was the trigger factor. The psycho-neuro-endocrine mechanisms include the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and induce sympathetic-parasympathetic imbalance, hypercortisolemia, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress, inflammation, cytokine growth, and atherosclerosis. The individual’s vulnerability to stress depends on many factors, but the key role in the perception of stress belongs to immunogenic personality traits. Among them, self-efficacy is a protective factor against stress. Our research aimed to evaluate the connections between psycho-emotional factors and hypertension, using psychometric tests, to identify vulnerability to stress, perceived stress level, anxiety, self-efficacy, and psychobehavioral type, for 215 patients, 104 hypertensive and 111 non-hypertensive patients. The results of the study confirmed that there is a statistically significant difference, which requires psychological screening measures to identify patients vulnerable to stress, as well as medical education courses for doctors in the field of psychology.
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