M.A. (Psychology) / Against the background of increasing costs of treatment of hypertension amongst the South African Black population, a non-pharmacological treatment model in the form of relaxation and aerobic fitness training was developed. The relaxation and aerobic fitness training model was then evaluated in a pretest-post test experimental and control group design. The findings indicated that the relaxation training as well as the aerobic fitness training showed statistical and clinical significant decreases in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12514 |
| Date | 07 October 2014 |
| Creators | Van der Westhuizen, Marie Magdaleen |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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