Influential Factors for Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Essential Hypertension
- VernacularTitle:原发性高血压患者生命质量影响因素
- Author:
Ming XU
;
Yun QIAN
;
Jingping ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Quality of life;
Influential factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore main influencing factors of quality of life in patients with essential hypertension.Methods 644 patients with essential hypertension were investigated in a cross-sectional study with the questionnaire including demographic information,behaviour,years of hypertension,treatment,Chinese version SF-36 short form of quality of life.Influencing factors was analyzed by variance analysis and stepwise multivariate linear regression.Results Multivariable analysis showed that age,history of mental distress within the last one year,family income,physical exercise,attitude,knowledge,ordinary blood pressure,and community comprehensive management significantly influenced quality of life of patients with hypertension,with their standardized coefficients being-0.204,-0.097,0.102,-0.174,-0.197,0.129,-0.178 and-0.227 respectively.Conclusions To improve hypertension patients' quality of life,it is should be strengthened to control their blood pressure effectively,to enhance their health education and feasible exercise,and to improve their pessimistic attitude with psychological intervention.
