Article date: June 1985
By: RV Lewis, PR Jackson, LE Ramsay, in Volume 19, Issue 6, pages 826-828
The prevalence of side‐effects of beta‐adrenoceptor antagonists among hypertensive patients was assessed by two methods. Using visual analogue scales, scores for tired legs, cold digits and vivid dreaming were significantly higher in patients taking beta‐adrenoceptor blockers than in patients not taking beta‐adrenoceptor blockers. When measured by numerical scales, from 1 to 10, these symptoms showed no relation to beta‐adrenoceptor blocker treatment. The visual analogue scales were more sensitive than the numerical scales because the scores were distributed more evenly over the analogue scales.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1985.tb02721.x
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