Results from a Study of Hypertensive Patients' Perceptions of Symptoms

question 56

Multiple Choice

Results from a study of hypertensive patients' perceptions of symptoms found that these patients

• A) make accurate estimates of their blood pressure levels.
• B) are poor estimators of their own blood pressure.
• C) estimate their blood pressure well, but not as well as normotensives.
• D) rarely change their medication-taking behaviours in light of the symptoms they experience.

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