Emotional characterization of adolescents between 16 and 17 years of age with systemic arterial hypertension. Ernesto Che Guevara School Center, 2007

Authors

  • Saira Rivas Suárez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Osana Molerio Pérez Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Boris Camilo Rodríguez Martín Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

hypertension, emotions, adolescence

Abstract

The investigation, in the form of a cross-sectional descriptive quantitative study, case-controlled, was carried out from June to December 2007 with a universe formed by 11th grade students between 16 and 17 years of age from two pre-university schools (IPUEC-2 and IPVCE) in the Ernesto Che Guevara School Center in Santa Clara . An intentional non-probabilistic sample was used. It included 46 students, within the studied age, from the two pre-university schools. Two groups were made; the study group formed by 22 students with a recently confirmed diagnosis of essential arterial hypertension and the control group with 24 supposedly healthy students who had been identified as normotense ones. The psychological variables (anxiety, anger and depression) and the clinical variables (systolic, diastolic and mean blood pressure) were studied. An assessment of the emotional behaviour by means of psychological tests was made, as well as an integral assessment. The elements characterizing the hypertensive adolescents were the tendency to a low expression of their emotions and experiences.

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Author Biographies

Saira Rivas Suárez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Máster en Psicología Médica. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Osana Molerio Pérez, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Licenciada en Psicología. Doctora en Ciencias Psicológicas.

Boris Camilo Rodríguez Martín, Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Licenciado en Psicología. Máster en Psicología Médica.

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Rivas Suárez S, Molerio Pérez O, Rodríguez Martín BC. Emotional characterization of adolescents between 16 and 17 years of age with systemic arterial hypertension. Ernesto Che Guevara School Center, 2007. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 12 [cited 2025 Jun. 30];3(3):3-10. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/456

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2009): September-December

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Original Articles

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