What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess health-related quality of life and determine associated sociodemographic and clinical factors among hypertensive patients in an urban environment.

July 26, 2023International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)Open Access

Quality of life among urban hypertensive patients

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Why the study?

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for major chronic illnesses, prompting an investigation into the quality of life of hypertensive patients in an urban setting and its related factors.

What is the quality of life and its associated factors among urban hypertensive patients?

Key Points

To assess health-related quality of life and determine associated sociodemographic and clinical factors among hypertensive patients in an urban environment.
Conducted a cross-sectional study of 220 hypertensive patients in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Measured quality of life using the Short-form 12 version 2 (SF12-v2) instrument across physical (PCS-12) and mental (MCS-12) health domains.
Identified independent predictors of quality of life using multivariate linear regression modeling.
Mean physical (PCS-12) and mental (MCS-12) summary scores were 43.3 (SD=7.9) and 56.3 (SD=6.5), respectively.
Older age was associated with lower PCS-12 scores, while residing in lower-density settings and engaging in social activities correlated with higher MCS-12 scores.
Higher comorbidity burden and increased number of prescribed medications were associated with reductions in both PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores.

Structured PICO

What is the quality of life and its associated factors among urban hypertensive patients?

Population

220 hypertensive patients in an urban setting (Hanoi, Vietnam)

Outcome

Quality of life assessed by Short-form 12 version 2 (SF12-v2), including physical health (PCS-12) and mental health (MCS-12) scorespatient reported

Urban hypertensive patients experience a moderate level of health-related quality of life, which is negatively impacted by comorbidities and medication burden, but positively influenced by social activities.

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Implication

Should not yet change urban HTN care; leaves open whether comorbidity reduction or social activity causally improves SF-12 scores.

Cite This Study

Ngọc et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a811c17a196efe225e3aef6 https://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v12i3.22694

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Quality of life among urban hypertensive patients

Key Points

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Quality of life among urban hypertensive patients

Key Points

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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