healthy Thai participants 130 participants cardiovascular reactivity blood pressure anxiety and depression scores mental stress tests
Conditions
Interventions
participants were asked to perform mental arithmetic task for 5 min,
speech task for 5 min and cold pressor task for 2 min
Experimental Behavioral
mental stress tests
Sponsors
Department of Physiotherapy
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 Years to 0 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The participants had no known history of CVD or surgery including a prior myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft, history of neurological disorder (i.e., prior convulsions, or head injury that resulted in concussion), peripheral vascular disease, history of stroke or symptomatic cerebral ischaemia (cerebrovascular accidence), chronic renal failure or liver disease, history of psychiatric problems that are diagnosed and treated in physical medicine.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who had a current fever or high temperature prior to or during the experimental test were also excluded from the current study. Participants who were currently pregnant were excluded. Participants who reported having a history of any circulatory disorder including Raynaud’s Disease were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| blood pressure 3 years follow-up cardiovascular reactivity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| anxity and depression scores 3 years follow-up The Hospital anxiety and depression scales questionnaire | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public Contactkornanong Yuenyongchaiwat
Thammasat University
Outcome results
None listed