ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019

Higher Cardiovascular Response to Psychosocial Stress Is Associated with Poorer Sleep Quality in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Paris, France · March 2019

Posters · Biological Psychology

  • Julija Gecaite
    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Julius Burkauskas
    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Julija Brozaitiene
    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Julius Neverauskas
    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
  • Narseta Mickuviene
    Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Abstract

The present work investigated the relationship between subjective sleep quality and cardiovascular response to Trier Social Stress Test in patients with coronary artery disease. After controlling for possible confounders, results suggest that higher blood pressure during psychosocial stress has significant links with worse subjective sleep and sleep disturbances.

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