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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypertension Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Cardiovascular Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Stress, Psychological Vascular Diseases

Age range

40 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre

Toronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Observational

Behavioral

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of Job Strain and Marital Cohesion on Ambulatory Blood Pressure Over One Year: The Double Exposure Study

Important dates

Study start: 2001
Study completion: 2004
First posted: Aug 23, 2005
Registry last updated: Oct 31, 2005

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