78 Association between Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescent

Background: Hypertension is one of the most frequent chronic disease and cause of morbidity and mortality risk in the world. Recently, there is an increasing prevalence of hypertension in children especially those who are still in school age. In recent years, the topic ofhealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) become an interesting topic as an external assessment in adolescent. It is still controversial whether hypertension is correlated to the changing of HRQoL. Objective: To examine the association between hypertension and health-related quality of life in adolescent. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted on students aged 13 to18 years old with informed consent at Pesantren Al-Fath, Medan, North Sumatra from June to September 2016. Students with secondary health condition were excluded. The sample was selected using total sampling technique. Information was collected by using a Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedQL) questionnaire, antropometry and blood pressure measurement. Collected data was then analyzed by using Chi Square test. Result: Among 103 students, 79 students fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Among 79 students, 42 students (53.20%) were males and 37 students (46.8%) were female. The results show that 27 students (34.2%) have hypertension and 52 students (65.8%) haven’t hypertension. According to PedsQL questionnaire, 64 students (81.0%) have good quality of life and 15 students (19.0%) have bad quality of life with the mean score 80.04 (SB 12.11). Chi-square test showed that p = 0.257 (RP = 1.685 dan IK 95% = 0.684–4.151) Conclusion: The study conclude that there is no association between hypertension and health-related quality of life in adolescent.