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Step 1
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Shock
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“The nurse shouted ‘How high!’ She said that (my blood pressure was) 200 (systolic). I was so shocked I thought she was lying.” (patient from Indonesia)
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Step 2
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Denial
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“At first I didn’t take it very seriously. I simply thought that there has been something wrong with the result.” (patient from South Korea)
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Step 3
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Anger
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“Why it happens again? Why me?” (patient from Hong Kong)
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Step 4
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Bargaining
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“I wasn’t willing to surrender to the idea of taking medications until the third or fourth doctor I saw.” (patient from Malaysia)
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Step 5
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Depression
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“It was depressing and sad back then because you knew you had to make a lot of adjustments.” (patient from Philippines)
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Step 6
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Testing
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“There was a period of time when I was really resistant of it. I stopped taking (medication) for a couple of days. My blood pressure went up and down like a yo-yo.” (patient from Taiwan)
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Step 7
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Acceptance, passive
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“It is easy for me now. I am not planning for any further effort. I would just take the medication and check for my blood pressure to see if it is within my target level.” (patient from Taiwan)
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Acceptance, motivated
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“I saw people around me suffering from cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage so I am more concerned but it is not easy to exercise regularly. It is not easy to raise children and have my own time to exercise, so I try to move as much as possible, but it is not as easy as I thought.” (patient from South Korea)
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