A correlation study of self-management and quality of life of patients with hypertension

VernacularTitle:高血压患者自我管理水平与生活质量的相关性研究
Author: Miao LI ¹ ; Miaoqin WANG ; Keqin HU
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1. 637000 南充，川北医学院附属医院皮肤科
Keywords: Hypertension; Community; Self-management; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2016;22(22):3173-3176
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To describe the current situation of self-management and quality of life of community patients with hypertension and to explore the correlation of self-management and quality of life. Methods The hypertension self-management scale and the Chinese version of the medical outcomes study item short from health survey( SF-36) were applied to investigate 224 patients with hypertension in two communities of Nanchong City, Sichuan Province.Results The mean score of those patients′ self-management was(73.15± 5.78);the mean score of the quality of life was (71.78±18.84), which was at the medium level; the mean score of each dimension in the quality of life was lower than that of the norm( P<0.05);the total score of self
management and the dimensions of physiological function, energy, emotional function of quality of life were positively correlated(P<0.05).Conclusions The quality of life of those patients is not at a high level, so their self management abilities should be further improved in order to enhance their quality of life.