Dimenäs E
Research Laboratories, AB Hässle, Mölndal, Sweden.
Scand J Prim Health Care Suppl. 1990;1:27-30.
The SSA-profile is a specific, self-administered questionnaire for measurement of subjective symptoms in untreated and treated hypertensives. Forty-two of the most frequently occurring symptoms among untreated and treated hypertensives have been included. Based on factor analysis, 25 of the items combine into dimensions covering the areas Emotional distress, Gastro-intestinal symptoms, Peripheral vascular symptoms, Cardiac symptoms, Sex life and Dizziness. The reliability and circulatory of the questionnaire have been established. For improved sensitivity in detecting subjective symptoms and comparability of results obtained in different studies the use of the SSA-profile provide valuable information. The questionnaire has been shown capable of describing subjective symptoms among untreated hypertensives. Currently, the questionnaire is being used in evaluating subjective symptoms among patients treated with different classes of antihypertensive agents.
SSA量表是一种专门用于测量未治疗和已治疗高血压患者主观症状的自填式问卷。其中纳入了未治疗和已治疗高血压患者中最常出现的42种症状。基于因子分析，25个项目合并为涵盖情绪困扰、胃肠道症状、外周血管症状、心脏症状、性生活和头晕等领域的维度。该问卷的信效度已得到确立。为提高检测主观症状的敏感性以及不同研究结果的可比性，使用SSA量表可提供有价值的信息。该问卷已被证明能够描述未治疗高血压患者的主观症状。目前，该问卷正用于评估使用不同类别抗高血压药物治疗的患者的主观症状。
