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Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants Among Hypertensive Patients in Rural Southwest Nigeria.
West African Journal of Medicine 2023 November 31
BACKGROUND: The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with hypertension is of particular concern to stakeholders because hypertension is a chronic disease.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the pattern of HRQOL and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria.
SUBJECTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ahospital-based crosssectional survey was conducted between June and October 2019 on 390 consented adult patients with hypertension on follow-up using systematic sampling technique. Respondents'blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (W-HR) and other measurements were taken. Relevant data on socio-demographics and lifestyle behaviours were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire which incorporated validated instrument for assessment of HRQOL score using SF-12 survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS (version 21). Binary logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of HRQOL.
RESULTS: The mean physical component summary (42.0 ± 8.44), mental component summary (40.6 ± 8.11), and mean overall quality of life score (41.3 ± 8.17) were all below the normal score of 50 ±10. However, of all the eight domains, the role emotional was the highest (47.61 ± 14.97). The odds of having overall good HRQOL were better with respondents with female gender (AOR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.05-3.88), tertiary education (AOR=3.22, 95% CI: 1.63-7.20), and controlled BP (AOR=3.01,95% CI: 1.04-15.79).
CONCLUSION: The mean HRQOLscore of the respondents was below the mean score. The findings of this study would assist stakeholders in decision-making towards improved management of patients with hypertension.
OBJECTIVES: To determine the pattern of HRQOL and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria.
SUBJECTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ahospital-based crosssectional survey was conducted between June and October 2019 on 390 consented adult patients with hypertension on follow-up using systematic sampling technique. Respondents'blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (W-HR) and other measurements were taken. Relevant data on socio-demographics and lifestyle behaviours were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire which incorporated validated instrument for assessment of HRQOL score using SF-12 survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS (version 21). Binary logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of HRQOL.
RESULTS: The mean physical component summary (42.0 ± 8.44), mental component summary (40.6 ± 8.11), and mean overall quality of life score (41.3 ± 8.17) were all below the normal score of 50 ±10. However, of all the eight domains, the role emotional was the highest (47.61 ± 14.97). The odds of having overall good HRQOL were better with respondents with female gender (AOR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.05-3.88), tertiary education (AOR=3.22, 95% CI: 1.63-7.20), and controlled BP (AOR=3.01,95% CI: 1.04-15.79).
CONCLUSION: The mean HRQOLscore of the respondents was below the mean score. The findings of this study would assist stakeholders in decision-making towards improved management of patients with hypertension.
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