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Quantification of side‐effects of beta‐adrenoceptor blockers using visual analogue scales.
Author(s) -
Lewis RV,
Jackson PR,
Ramsay LE
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
british journal of clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.216
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1365-2125
pISSN - 0306-5251
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1984.tb02471.x
Subject(s) - beta (programming language) , visual analogue scale , beta adrenoceptor , medicine , adrenergic receptor , adrenergic beta antagonists , side effect (computer science) , incidence (geometry) , pharmacology , endocrinology , anesthesia , receptor , propranolol , mathematics , computer science , geometry , programming language
We have devised a series of visual analogue scales (VAS) to measure the side‐effects prevalent amongst hypertensive patients taking beta‐ adrenoceptor blockers, and we present the results of a pilot study. These show that the method is suitable for studying side‐effects and suggest that patients on beta‐adrenoceptor blockers experience a greater incidence of tiredness of the legs, (P = 0.001), cold digits (P = 0.005) and vivid dreaming (P = 0.01) when compared to hypertensive patients not taking beta‐adrenoceptor blockers.