YOUR VIEWS ABOUT YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

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1 YOUR VIEWS ABOUT YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE W ar intrstd in your viws about your high blood prssur. Ths ar statmnts othr popl hav mad about thir high blood prssur. Plas show how much you or dis with ach of th following statmnts about your high blood prssur by ticking on of th boxs. r5 VIEWS ABOUT YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Having this high blood prssur maks m fl anxious Strongly Dis Nithr dis nor dis Agr Strongly ti5 I xpct to hav this high blood prssur for th rst of my lif r1 I gt dprssd whn I think about my high blood prssur cy4 I go through cycls in which my high blood prssur gts bttr and wors cq6 My high blood prssur causs difficultis for thos who ar clos to m cq5 My high blood prssur has srious financial consquncs cp5 I hav th powr to influnc my high blood prssur cq1 My high blood prssur is a srious condition cp3 Th cours of my high blood prssur dpnds on m ti2 My high blood prssur is likly to b prmannt rathr than tmporary cy3 My high blood prssur is vry unprdictabl

2 r6 VIEWS ABOUT YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (continud) My high blood prssur maks m fl afraid Strongly Dis Nithr dis nor dis Agr Strongly r3 My high blood prssur maks m fl angry cq4 My high blood prssur strongly affcts th way m othrs s ti6 My high blood prssur will improv in tim cq2 My high blood prssur has major consquncs lif on my cp2 What I do can dtrmin whthr my high blood prssur gts bttr or wors ti3 My high blood prssur will last for a long tim ct4 My tratmnt can control my high blood prssur ct2 My tratmnt will b ffctiv in curing my high prssur blood r2 Whn I think about my high blood prssur I gt upst ch5 I hav a clar pictur or undrstanding of my high blood prssur ct3 Th ngativ ffcts of my high blood prssur can b prvntd (avoidd) by my tratmnt

3 YOUR VIEWS ABOUT SYMPTOMS YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED W would lik to ask you about any SYMPTOMS you may hav xprincd sinc finding out about your high blood prssur. Som popl do xprinc symptoms rlatd to high blood prssur whilst othrs don t. Similarly, som popl xprinc symptoms that ar rlatd to thir mdicins and othrs don t. Hr is a list of common symptoms. Plas show whthr you hav xprincd ach of th following symptoms rcntly by circling Ys or No For ach symptom that you hav xprincd rcntly, plas thn show whthr you bliv it is rlatd to your HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE or to th MEDICINE you tak for your high blood prssur. If you don t know whthr th symptom is rlatd to your high blood prssur or th mdicin you tak for your high blood prssur, plas circl. SYMPTOM I hav xprincd this symptom rcntly If answr is This symptom is rlatd to my HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE This symptom is rlatd to th MEDICINE I tak for my high blood prssur i1 Pain If ri1 rm1 i2 Sor Throat If ri2 rm 2 i3 Nausa If ri3 rm 3

4 SYMPTOM I hav xprincd this symptom rcntly If answr is this symptom is rlatd to my high blood prssur This symptom is rlatd to th MEDICINE I tak for my high blood prssur 4 Brathlssnss If ri4 rm 4 i5 Wight Loss If ri5 rm 5 i6 Fatigu If ri6 rm 6 i7 Stiff Joints If ri7 rm 7 i8 Sor Eys If ri8 rm 8 i9 Whzinss If ri9 rm 9 i10 Hadachs If ri10 rm 10 i11 Upst Stomach If ri11 rm 11 i12 Slp Difficultis If ri12 rm 12 i13 Dizzinss If ri13 rm 13 i14 Loss of Strngth If ri14 rm 14 i15 Loss of Libido If ri15 rm 15

5 SYMPTOM I hav xprincd this symptom rcntly If answr is this symptom is rlatd to my high blood prssur This symptom is rlatd to th MEDICINE I tak for my high blood prssur i16 Impotnc If ri16 rm 16 i17 Fling Flushd If ri17 rm 17 i18 Fast Hart Rat If ri18 rm 18 i19 Pins and Ndls If ri19 rm 19

6 YOUR VIEWS ABOUT SYMPTOMS YOU MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED (continud) If you hav xprincd any othr symptoms rcntly that you bliv may hav bn rlatd to your high blood prssur or th mdicin that you tak for your high blood prssur, plas writ thm in th tabl blow. Plas show whthr you bliv thy ar rlatd to your high blood prssur or to th mdicin you tak for your high blood prssur by circling ys, no or don t know. Symptom This symptom is rlatd to my high blood prssur This symptom is rlatd to th mdicin I tak for my high blood prssur i20 ri20 rm20 i21 ri21 rm21 i22 ri22 rm22 IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS THAT YOU THINK ARE RELATED TO YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESURE, PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. IF T, PLEASE GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. W ar intrstd in your viws about your symptoms rlatd to your high blood prssur. Ths ar statmnts othr popl hav mad about thir symptoms. Plas show how much you or dis with thm by ticking on of th boxs.

7 cp1 VIEWS ABOUT YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SYMPTOMS Thr is a lot which I can do to control my symptoms Strongl y disagr Disagr Nithr nor disagr Agr Strongl y cy2 My symptoms com and go in cycls cy1 Th symptoms of my high blood prssur chang a grat dal from day to day

8 YOUR VIEWS ABOUT CAUSES OF YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE W ar intrstd in your own viws about what causd your high blood prssur. Blow is a list of possibl causs. Plas show how much you or dis that thy wr causs FOR YOU by ticking on of th boxs for ach possibl caus. As popl ar vry diffrnt, thr ar no corrct answrs for ths qustions. POSSIBLE CAUSES OF YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Strongly dis Dis Nithr nor dis Agr Strongly CA1 Strss or worry CA2 Hrditary - it runs in my family CA3 A Grm or virus CA4 Dit or ating habits CA5 Chanc or bad luck CA6 Poor mdical car in my past CA7 Pollution in th nvironmnt CA8 My own bhaviour CA9 My mntal attitud.g. thinking about lif ngativly

9 POSSIBLE CAUSES OF YOUR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (Continud) Strongl y disagr Disagr Nithr nor disagr Agr Strongl y CA10 Family problms or worris CA11 Ovrwork CA12 My motional stat.g. fling down, lonly, anxious, mpty CA13 Aging CA14 Alcohol CA15 Smoking CA16 Accidnt or injury CA17 My prsonality CA18 Poor immun systm In th tabl blow, plas list th thr most important factors that you bliv causd YOUR high blood prssur. You may us any of th itms from th box abov, or you may hav additional idas of your own. If you can t think of thr things that you think causd your high blood prssur, just writ on or two. Th most important causs of my high blood prssur for m: IM1 IM2 IM3 J. Clatworthy, R. Horn, D. Buick, & J. Winman Cntr for Halth Car Rsarch, Univrsity of Brighton, 1 Grat Wilkins, Falmr, Brighton, BN1 9PH, UK.