Stress Management to Support Women's Health

This 8-week program combines mindfulness training with cognitive therapy and is delivered to small groups of patients by telephone using a conference line. Each weekly session is 1 hour long and is comprised of a check-in period, teaching on the week's topic, group discussion, a skill-building exercise, and a home-based practice assignment.

"Treatment guidelines recommend counseling patients with prehypertension on the importance of lifestyle modification to reduce BP. Because of variability in counseling across primary care practices, the study team will provide all participants with NHLBI print educational materials to ensure exposure to lifestyle recommendations: Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure; and Facts about the DASH Eating Plan."