SynthesisAmerican journal of hypertension2013
Social support and nocturnal blood pressure dipping: a systematic review.
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- L-Arginine and B vitamins improve endothelial function in subjects with mild to moderate blood pressure elevation.European journal of nutrition · 2018Trial
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- Personalized Informational Support for Patients With Hypertension: Single-Arm Pretest-Posttest Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
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- Diverse community perspectives on public health guidelines for social connection: a qualitative study in Canada.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Loneliness, cerebrovascular and Alzheimer's disease pathology, and cognition.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
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- Social Support: The Effect on Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Explaining Chronic Illness and Self-Rated Health Among Immigrants of Five Hispanic Ethnicities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Race and sex differences in ambulatory blood pressure measures among HIV+ adults.Journal of the American Society of Hypertension : JASH · 2017Article
- Psychosocial Correlates of Nocturnal Blood Pressure Dipping in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study.American journal of hypertension · 2016Article
- Childhood-Onset Essential Hypertension and the Family Structure.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2016Observational
- Social network, presence of cardiovascular events and mortality in hypertensive patients.Journal of human hypertension · 2015Article
- Social support and networks: cardiovascular responses following recall on immigration stress among Chinese Americans.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2015Article
- Associations of structural and functional social support with diabetes prevalence in U.S. Hispanics/Latinos: results from the HCHS/SOL Sociocultural Ancillary Study.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundAttenuated nocturnal blood pressure (BP) dipping is a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality than resting BP measurements. Studies have reported associations between social support, variously defined, and BP dipping.
methodsA systematic review of the literature was conducted to investigate associations of functional and structural social support with nocturnal BP dipping assessed over a minimum of 24 hours.
resultsA total of 297 articles were identified. Of these, 11 met criteria for inclusion; all studies were cross-sectional in design and included adult participants only (mean age = 19 to 72 years). Evidence was most consistent for an association between functional support and BP dipping, such that 5 of 7 studies reported statistically (or marginally) significant positive associations with BP dipping. Statistically significant functional support-BP dipping associations were moderate (standardized effect size (d) = 0.41) to large (d = 2.01) in magnitude. Studies examining structural support were fewer and relatively less consistent; however, preliminary evidence was observed for associations of marital status and social contact frequency with BP dipping. Statistically significant structural support findings were medium (d = 0.53) to large (d = 1.13) in magnitude.
conclusionsOverall, findings suggest a link between higher levels of functional support and greater nocturnal BP dipping; preliminary evidence was also observed for the protective effects of marriage and social contact frequency. Nonetheless, the relatively small number of studies conducted to date and the heterogeneity of findings across meaningful subgroups suggest that additional research is needed to substantiate these conclusions.
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