کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3327504 1212187 2015 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Hypertension in the Lebanese adults: Impact on health related quality of life
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
فشار خون بالا در بزرگسالان لبنانی: تاثیر بر کیفیت زندگی مرتبط با سلامت
کلمات کلیدی
فشار خون؛ کیفیت زندگی؛ SF-8؛ عوامل خطر؛ جمعیت لبنان
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی انفورماتیک سلامت
چکیده انگلیسی

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, hypertension being one of their most prevalent risk factors. Information on health related quality of life (QOL) of hypertensive individuals in Lebanon is lacking. Our objectives were to evaluate QOL of hypertensive patients compared with non-hypertensive subjects and to suggest possible predictors of QOL in Lebanon. We conducted a case control study among individuals visiting outpatient clinics. Quality of life was assessed using the eight item (SF-8) questionnaire administered face to face to the study population, applied to hypertensive (N = 224) and non-hypertensive control (N = 448) groups. Hypertensive patients presented lower QOL scores in all domains, particularly in case of high administration frequency and occurrence of drug related side effects. Among hypertensive patients, QOL was significantly decreased with the presence of comorbidities (β = −13.865, p = 0.054), daily frequency of antihypertensive medications (β = −8.196, p < 0.001), presence of drug side-effects (β = −19.262, p = 0.031), older age (β = −0.548, p < 0.001), female gender (β = −21.363, p = 0.05), lower education (β = −22.949, p = 0.006), and cigarettes smoked daily (β = −0.726, p < 0.001); regular sport activity (β = 23.15, p < 0.001) significantly increased quality of life. These findings indicate the necessity for health professionals to take these factors into account when treating hypertensive patients, and to tackle special subgroups with attention to their deteriorated QOL.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health - Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2015, Pages 327–336
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