The influence of stressor on blood pressure in school children
Abstract
Background Physical and psychological stress such as child anxi-ety, can increase blood pressure.
Objective To evaluate the role of vein puncture as a stressor caus-
ing alteration of blood pressure in school children.
Methods This study was a descriptive, pre and post test study as
a part of a screening study on primary school children at Cibubur
subdistrict in East Jakarta. Blood pressure was measured before
and after a vein puncture procedure in 449 children. Nine children
were excluded because of incomplete data.
Results The increase of systolic blood pressure was found in 121
(27.5%) subjects, decrease in 42 (9.5%), and no change in 227
(63%). Diastolic blood pressure increased in 123 (28.0%) subjects,
decreased in 38 (8.6%), and did not change in 279 (63.4%). The
increase of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure was found in
61 (13.8%), increased systolic with no change of diastolic in 58
(13.2%), and increased systolic with decreased diastolic in 2 (0.5%)
children. Decreased systolic with increased diastolic was found in
2 (0.5%) subjects, decreased systolic with no change of diastolic
in 26 (5.9%), and decrease of both systolic and diastolic in 14 (3.2%)
children. No changes in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure
were found in 195 (44.3%); no change in systolic with decreased
diastolic blood pressure was found in 22 (5.0%) children.
Conclusion In most of the school children, vein puncture proce-
dure did not cause alteration on blood pressure
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