BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QOL) evaluation has emerged as an important outcome measure for chronic diseases like hypertension. AIMS: To determine QOL in patients suffering from hypertension using MINICHAL and WHOQOL-BREF tools. METHODS AND MATERIAL: The study was carried out for eight weeks in medicine outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. All patients diagnosed with essential hypertension and on drug therapy for at least one month were included. Their socio-demographic and clinical data were noted. Patients were interviewed for QOL using two questionnaires - WHOQOL-BREF and MINICHAL scale. RESULTS: Total 269 patients had mean age and duration of hypertension 58.25 ± 10.35 and 7.65 ± 8.00 years respectively. Age, duration of illness, number of symptoms, systolic blood pressure and number of drugs prescribed showed statistically significant (P < 0.05) negative correlation with WHOQOL-BREF score while number of symptoms, systolic blood pressure and duration of illness showed statistically significant positive correlation with MINICHAL scale (P < 0.05). MINICHAL scale and WHOQOL-BREF were significantly correlated with each other (P < 0.01). Women had significantly poorer QOL compared to men. CONCLUSIONS: Age, female gender, duration, number of symptoms, systolic blood pressure and number of medications may be important predictors of QOL in hypertensive patients.
BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QOL) evaluation has emerged as an important outcome measure for chronic diseases like hypertension. AIMS: To determine QOL in patients suffering from hypertension using MINICHAL and WHOQOL-BREF tools. METHODS AND MATERIAL: The study was carried out for eight weeks in medicine outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital. All patients diagnosed with essential hypertension and on drug therapy for at least one month were included. Their socio-demographic and clinical data were noted. Patients were interviewed for QOL using two questionnaires - WHOQOL-BREF and MINICHAL scale. RESULTS: Total 269 patients had mean age and duration of hypertension 58.25 ± 10.35 and 7.65 ± 8.00 years respectively. Age, duration of illness, number of symptoms, systolic blood pressure and number of drugs prescribed showed statistically significant (P < 0.05) negative correlation with WHOQOL-BREF score while number of symptoms, systolic blood pressure and duration of illness showed statistically significant positive correlation with MINICHAL scale (P < 0.05). MINICHAL scale and WHOQOL-BREF were significantly correlated with each other (P < 0.01). Women had significantly poorer QOL compared to men. CONCLUSIONS: Age, female gender, duration, number of symptoms, systolic blood pressure and number of medications may be important predictors of QOL in hypertensivepatients.
Authors: José Wicto Pereira Borges; Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira; Jeovani Schmitt; Dalton Francisco de Andrade; Pedro Alberto Barbetta; Ana Célia Caetano de Souza; Daniele Braz da Silva Lima; Irialda Saboia Carvalho Journal: Rev Saude Publica Date: 2017-05-04 Impact factor: 2.106
Authors: Katarzyna Snarska; Monika Chorąży; Michał Szczepański; Marzena Wojewódzka-Żelezniakowicz; Jerzy Robert Ładny Journal: Medicina (Kaunas) Date: 2020-09-09 Impact factor: 2.430
Authors: José Aderval Aragão; Rosely Mota Santos; Osmar Max Gonçalves Neves; Iapunira Catarina Sant'Anna Aragão; Felipe Matheus Sant'Anna Aragão; Maria Izabel Aragão Mota; Rebeca de Souza Mariano Bastos; Francisco Prado Reis Journal: J Vasc Bras Date: 2018 Apr-Jun