ORIGINAL: Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants Among Hypertensive Patients in Rural Southwest Nigeria

West Afr J Med. November 2023; 40 (11): 1155-1163 PMID: 38090538

Authors

  • E. A. Afolabi-Obe Department of Family Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Eki, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • S. M. Agboola Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • O. A. Ibrahim Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • O. E. Gabriel-Alayode Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • O. E. Omosanya Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • O. T. Elegbede Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • O. A. Ajetunmobi Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • K. O. Sito Department of Family Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Eki, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
  • M. T. Olanrewaju Department of Family Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Eki, Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Determinants, Hypertension, Overall quality of life, Rural Nigeria

Abstract

Background: The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with hypertension is of particular concern to stakeholders because hypertension is a chronic disease.

Objectives: To determine the pattern of HRQOL and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria.

Subjects, materials and methods: Ahospital-based crosssectional survey was conducted between June and October 2019 on 390 consented adult patients with hypertension on follow-up using systematic sampling technique. Respondents'blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (W-HR) and other measurements were taken. Relevant data on socio-demographics and lifestyle behaviours were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire which incorporated validated instrument for assessment of HRQOL score using SF-12 survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS (version 21). Binary logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of HRQOL.

Results: The mean physical component summary (42.0 ± 8.44), mental component summary (40.6 ± 8.11), and mean overall quality of life score (41.3 ± 8.17) were all below the normal score of 50 ±10. However, of all the eight domains, the role emotional was the highest (47.61 ± 14.97). The odds of having overall good HRQOL were better with respondents with female gender (AOR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.05-3.88), tertiary education (AOR=3.22, 95% CI: 1.63-7.20), and controlled BP (AOR=3.01,95% CI: 1.04-15.79).

Conclusion: The mean HRQOLscore of the respondents was below the mean score. The findings of this study would assist stakeholders in decision-making towards improved management of patients with hypertension.

Published

2023-11-30

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 11 (2023): The West African Journal of Medicine

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