(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ new) (NN study)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN carried) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB test) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN role)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN story) (VBG telling)) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG lowering) (NP (NN blood) (NN pressure)))))))))))))) (. .)))
A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
carry
carried
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
test
test
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
tell
telling
VERB
VBG
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
lower
lowering
VERB
VBG
compound
Number=Sing
blood
blood
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
pressure
pressure
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNP Dr.) (NNP Thomas) (NNP Houston)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN professor)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NML (NML (NNP University)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNP Massachusetts)))) (NNP Medical) (NNP School)))) (, ,)) (VP (VBD led) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN group)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS scientists)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD investigated) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (NP (JJ pre-recorded) (NNS videos)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NN hypertension) (NNS patients) (POS ')) (VP (NN talking) (PP (IN about) (NP (PRP$ their) (JJ medical) (NNS histories))))))) (VP (VBD helped) (NP (NP (DT another) (NN group)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS patients)) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ high) (NN blood) (NN pressure) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB control) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN condition)) (PP (IN over) (NP (JJ several) (NNS months))))))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Dr. Thomas Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension patients' talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Dr.
Dr.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Houston
Houston
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
professor
professor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Medical
Medical
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
School
School
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
lead
led
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
group
group
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
scientist
scientists
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
investigate
investigated
VERB
VBD
obj
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
pre-recorded
pre-recorded
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
video
videos
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
hypertension
hypertension
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
patient
patients
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
talking
talking
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
medical
medical
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
history
histories
NOUN
NNS
advcl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
help
helped
VERB
VBD
det
another
another
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
group
group
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
patient
patients
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
blood
blood
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
pressure
pressure
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
control
control
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
condition
condition
NOUN
NN
case
over
over
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Houston)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (VBN surprised) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS studies)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD suggested) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NN communication)) (VP (MD can) (VP (VB be) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ powerful) (NN tool)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN medicine))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Houston
Houston
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
surprise
surprised
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl:agent
Number=Plur
study
studies
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
communication
communication
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
powerful
powerful
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
tool
tool
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
medicine
medicine
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP They)) (VP (VBD showed) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (NP (DT those)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN had) (NP (JJ similar) (NNS experiences)) (, ,) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (VP (VBG talking) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NN someone)) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT a) (JJ similar) (NN background)))))))) (, ,)))))) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB help) (S (VP (VB change) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN behavior)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB become) (ADJP (JJR healthier)))))))))))) (. .)))
They showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar background, could help change their behavior to become healthier.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
show
showed
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
PRON
DT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
have
had
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
experience
experiences
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
acl
VerbForm=Ger
talk
talking
VERB
VBG
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
similar
similar
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
background
background
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
help
help
VERB
VB
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
change
change
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
behavior
behavior
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
healthy
healthier
ADJ
JJR
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NN Hypertension)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ difficult) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB control)))))) (, ,) (SBAR (IN since) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (JJ dependent) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NN diet)) (, ,) (NP (NN exercise)) (CC and) (NP (JJ mental) (NN state))))))))) (. .)))
Hypertension is difficult to control, since it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state.
nsubj
Number=Sing
hypertension
Hypertension
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
difficult
difficult
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
control
control
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
since
since
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advcl
Degree=Pos
dependent
dependent
ADJ
JJ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
diet
diet
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
exercise
exercise
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
mental
mental
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NP (JJ Medical) (NNS treatments)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NNS drugs)))) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NN lifestyle) (NNS therapies))) (VP (VBP have) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (RB ly) (JJ ineffective)) (SBAR (IN because) (S (NP (NNS people)) (VP (VBP find) (S (NP (NP (PRP it))) (ADJP (JJ hard)) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB follow) (NP (DT those) (JJ medical) (NNS requirements))))))))))) (. .)))
Medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies have been ly ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements.
amod
Degree=Pos
Medical
Medical
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
treatment
treatments
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
drug
drugs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
lifestyle
lifestyle
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
therapy
therapies
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
advmod
ly
ly
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
ineffective
ineffective
ADJ
JJ
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
find
find
VERB
VBP
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
xcomp
Degree=Pos
hard
hard
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
follow
follow
VERB
VB
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
medical
medical
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
requirement
requirements
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (DT the) (NN test))) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN team)) (ADVP (RB carefully)) (VP (VBD chose) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS story-tellers)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (CD 230) (NNS members)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NNS patients) (POS ')) (NN community)) (SBAR (WHPP (IN with) (WHNP (WP whom))) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RBS most) (RB easily)) (VP (VB relate)))))))))) (. .)))
In the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients' community with whom they could most easily relate.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
test
test
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
team
team
NOUN
NN
advmod
carefully
carefully
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
choose
chose
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
story-teller
story-tellers
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
230
230
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
member
members
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
patient
patients
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
community
community
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
whom
whom
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
ADV
RBS
advmod
easily
easily
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
relate
relate
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Next)) (, ,) (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD divided) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN study) (NN population)) (PP (IN into) (NP (CD two) (NNS groups)))) (. .)))
Next, they divided their study population into two groups.
advmod
next
Next
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
divide
divided
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
population
population
NOUN
NN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
group
groups
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (CD One)) (VP (VBD received) (NP (NP (CD three) (JJ interactive) (NNS DVDs)) (VP (VBG containing) (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS tellers) (POS ')) (NNS stories)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS experiences)) (PP (IN in) (S (VP (VBG living) (PP (IN with) (CC and) (VBG treating) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN hypertension)))))))))))) (. .)))
One received three interactive DVDs containing the tellers' stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension.
nsubj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
receive
received
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
interactive
interactive
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
dvd
DVDs
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
contain
containing
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
teller
tellers
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
obj
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
experience
experiences
NOUN
NNS
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
live
living
VERB
VBG
obl
with
with
ADP
IN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
treat
treating
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
hypertension
hypertension
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (JJ other)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBN given) (NP (NP (JJ educational) (NNS discs)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT an) (JJ unrelated) (NN health) (NN topic)))))) (. .)))
The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
give
given
VERB
VBN
amod
Degree=Pos
educational
educational
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
disc
discs
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
unrelated
unrelated
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
health
health
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
topic
topic
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN study) (NNS volunteers)) (VP (VBD reported) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP they)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN listened) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NNS DVDs))))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (PP (IN after) (NP (CD three) (NNS months))) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT those)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (VP (VBD heard) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS stories)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (JJ hypertensive) (NNS patients)))))))) (VP (VBD lowered) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN blood) (NN pressure)))) (. .)))
The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
study
study
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
volunteer
volunteers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
report
reported
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
listen
listened
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
dvd
DVDs
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
after
after
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
month
months
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
PRON
DT
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hear
heard
VERB
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While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients' behavior, Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension.
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They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained, suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect.
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NOUN
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Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
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punct
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suggesting
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mark
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IN
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DT
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story-telling
story-telling
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NN
ccomp
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continued
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mark
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effect
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A new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure. Dr. Thomas Houston, a professor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension patients' talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months.  Houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine. They showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar background, could help change their behavior to become healthier. Hypertension is difficult to control, since it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state. Medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies have been ly ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements.  In the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients' community with whom they could most easily relate. Next, they divided their study population into two groups. One received three interactive DVDs containing the tellers' stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension. The other were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic. The study volunteers reported that they had listened to the DVDs, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure.  While the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients' behavior, Houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension. They found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained, suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect.