Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India
Background: Living with hypertension (HTN) has been found to cause distress, which adversely affects one’s self-care and may lead to elevated blood pressure. There is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence of HTN-related distress. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of HTN-relate...
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| author | Anam A. Alwani Udita Singh Sujata Sankhyan Ankit Chandra Sanjay K. Rai Baridalyne Nongkynrih |
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Living with hypertension (HTN) has been found to cause distress, which adversely affects one’s self-care and may lead to elevated blood pressure. There is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence of HTN-related distress. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of HTN-related distress among adults with HTN attending an outpatient department in an urban primary health centre and to determine the factors associated with distress.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the outpatient department of an urban primary health centre in Delhi, India. The enrolled participants were administered a questionnaire, which included a Distress Scale for patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension (DSDH17 M) (to assess for HTN-related distress) and Health-Related Quality of Life, Healthy Days Measure. A descriptive analysis was performed. Factors associated with HTN-related distress were tested using logistic regression.
Results:
One hundred forty-one participants were enrolled in this study. Most were women (73.76%) with a mean age of 60.15 years (standard deviation [SD]: 0.78). The prevalence of HTN-related distress (average DSDH17 M score ≥3) was 14% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.30–21.03). Patients with HTN-related distress had significantly poor health and reported a greater number of days where they were physically or mentally unhealthy. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure had six times the odds (95% CI: 1.69–21.77, P value = 0.006) of HTN-related distress compared to those with controlled blood pressure.
Conclusions:
Hypertension-related distress was present in 14% of adults with HTN. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure had six times the odds of HTN-related distress. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca2ce281f74949c3beb31b91cfbac5712024-11-11T11:10:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352023-09-011291885189210.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1909_22Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, IndiaAnam A. AlwaniUdita SinghSujata SankhyanAnkit ChandraSanjay K. RaiBaridalyne NongkynrihBackground: Living with hypertension (HTN) has been found to cause distress, which adversely affects one’s self-care and may lead to elevated blood pressure. There is a paucity of data regarding the prevalence of HTN-related distress. This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of HTN-related distress among adults with HTN attending an outpatient department in an urban primary health centre and to determine the factors associated with distress. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the outpatient department of an urban primary health centre in Delhi, India. The enrolled participants were administered a questionnaire, which included a Distress Scale for patients with diabetes mellitus and/or hypertension (DSDH17 M) (to assess for HTN-related distress) and Health-Related Quality of Life, Healthy Days Measure. A descriptive analysis was performed. Factors associated with HTN-related distress were tested using logistic regression. Results: One hundred forty-one participants were enrolled in this study. Most were women (73.76%) with a mean age of 60.15 years (standard deviation [SD]: 0.78). The prevalence of HTN-related distress (average DSDH17 M score ≥3) was 14% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 9.30–21.03). Patients with HTN-related distress had significantly poor health and reported a greater number of days where they were physically or mentally unhealthy. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure had six times the odds (95% CI: 1.69–21.77, P value = 0.006) of HTN-related distress compared to those with controlled blood pressure. Conclusions: Hypertension-related distress was present in 14% of adults with HTN. Patients with uncontrolled blood pressure had six times the odds of HTN-related distress.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1909_22hypertension-related distressindianon-communicable disease |
| spellingShingle | Anam A. Alwani Udita Singh Sujata Sankhyan Ankit Chandra Sanjay K. Rai Baridalyne Nongkynrih Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care hypertension-related distress india non-communicable disease |
| title | Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India |
| title_full | Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India |
| title_fullStr | Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India |
| title_short | Hypertension-related distress and its associated factors: findings from an urban primary health centre of South Delhi, India |
| title_sort | hypertension related distress and its associated factors findings from an urban primary health centre of south delhi india |
| topic | hypertension-related distress india non-communicable disease |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1909_22 |
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