September 1, 1997Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Baseline Correlates with Quality of Life Among Men and Women with Medication‐Controlled Hypertension. The Trial of Nonpharmacologic Interventions in the Elderly (TONE)
Why the study?
What are the correlates of Quality of Life among older adults with medication-controlled hypertension?
Population
975 men and women, aged 60 to 81 years, free of major diseases and disability, with screening BP <= 145/85…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Physical symptoms and obesity warrant targeted QOL assessment in older hypertensives; leaves open causal effects and intervention benefits.
Structured PICO
What are the correlates of Quality of Life among older adults with medication-controlled hypertension?
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Population
975 men and women, aged 60 to 81 years, free of major diseases and disability, with screening BP <= 145/85 mm Hg, treated medically for hypertension with antihypertensive medication.
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Outcome
Quality of Life (MOS-Short-Form 36, Jenkins Sleep Disturbance, and CES-D Depression) and its correlatespatient reported
Physical symptoms and obesity, rather than medication class or age, are the strongest correlates of reduced quality of life in older adults with medication-controlled hypertension.
Cite This Study
Anderson et al. (1997) studied this question.