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Objectives : TThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and its association with psychological factors in patients with hypertension.

Methods : The Participants included 124 patients with hypertension. Anxiety symptoms were evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Socio-demographics, perceived stress, state-trait anger, life satisfaction, and ego resiliency were assessed. Stepwise multiple regression analyses were carried out to ex- amine the impact of perceived stress, state-trait anger, and life satisfaction on anxiety symptoms. In addition, moderated regression analysis was performed to explore the moderating effect of ego resiliency between per- ceived stress and anxiety symptoms.

Results : A total of 17 subjects (13.7%) were identified as having anxiety symptoms. Higher perceived stress and state-trait anger, and lower life satisfaction were found to be significant correlates of anxiety symp- toms. In the final model, higher levels of perceived stress (β=0.378, p<0.001) and trait anger (β=0.320, p<0.001) were related to higher levels of anxiety symptoms, while a higher level of life satisfaction (β=-0.166, p=0.025) was associated with a lower level of anxiety symptoms. Further, ego resiliency buffered the nega- tive effect of perceived stress on anxiety symptoms.

Conclusions : This study demonstrated the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and associated psychological factors among patients with hypertension. Our findings suggest that improving life satisfaction and ego-re- siliency as well as controlling stress and anger may be important in the management of anxiety symptoms in patients with hypertension. (Anxiety and Mood 2022;18(1):17-25)

Hypertension; Anxiety; Stress; Anger; Life satisfaction; Ego resiliency.