Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients.
Hypertension and its comorbid conditions mayaffect patients’ quality of life. This study is to de-termine the relationship between comorbid condi-tions and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) inhypertensive patients. A total of 173 hypertensivepatients were included in this cross-sectional study....
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| author | Khaw, Wan Fei Abd Latiff, Latiffah Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin |
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| description | Hypertension and its comorbid conditions mayaffect patients’ quality of life. This study is to de-termine the relationship between comorbid condi-tions and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) inhypertensive patients. A total of 173 hypertensivepatients were included in this cross-sectional study.Data on sociodemography, prevalence of comor-bid conditions, and the Medical Outcomes Study36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scoreson HRQOL were obtained through guided intervi-ew, using pre-tested questionnaires. The influenceof sociodemography and comorbid conditions onSF-36 scores was assessed. Age, gender, and edu-cational level affected most domains of SF-36 scalenegatively. Hypertensive patients with heart diseasecondition recorded lower scores in most of the SF-36 domains. Diabetes too affected negatively fivedomains especially the physical constructs. Previ-ous stroke has a negative impact on physical fun-ctioning, general health, vitality, and mental health,whereas the negative influence of nephropathy onlyaffected physical functioning. We conclude thathypertension and comorbid conditions are associ-ated with decreases in HRQOL. Therefore, preven-ting or reducing the complications of hypertensionis needed in order to improve quality of life amonghypertensive patients. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-244842015-09-21T08:42:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24484/ Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. Khaw, Wan Fei Abd Latiff, Latiffah Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin Hypertension and its comorbid conditions mayaffect patients’ quality of life. This study is to de-termine the relationship between comorbid condi-tions and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) inhypertensive patients. A total of 173 hypertensivepatients were included in this cross-sectional study.Data on sociodemography, prevalence of comor-bid conditions, and the Medical Outcomes Study36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) scoreson HRQOL were obtained through guided intervi-ew, using pre-tested questionnaires. The influenceof sociodemography and comorbid conditions onSF-36 scores was assessed. Age, gender, and edu-cational level affected most domains of SF-36 scalenegatively. Hypertensive patients with heart diseasecondition recorded lower scores in most of the SF-36 domains. Diabetes too affected negatively fivedomains especially the physical constructs. Previ-ous stroke has a negative impact on physical fun-ctioning, general health, vitality, and mental health,whereas the negative influence of nephropathy onlyaffected physical functioning. We conclude thathypertension and comorbid conditions are associ-ated with decreases in HRQOL. Therefore, preven-ting or reducing the complications of hypertensionis needed in order to improve quality of life amonghypertensive patients. Drunpp-Sarajevo 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24484/1/Comorbid%20conditions%20and%20health.pdf Khaw, Wan Fei and Abd Latiff, Latiffah and Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin (2011) Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. HealthMED, 5 (1). pp. 180-186. ISSN 1840-2291 English |
| spellingShingle | Khaw, Wan Fei Abd Latiff, Latiffah Syed Hassan, Syed Tajuddin Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. |
| title | Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. |
| title_full | Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. |
| title_fullStr | Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. |
| title_short | Comorbid conditions and health-related quality of life among hypertensive patients. |
| title_sort | comorbid conditions and health related quality of life among hypertensive patients |
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