A influência da hipertensão arterial na qualidade de vida
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2013
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Background: Systemic Hypertension (SH) is a major cardiovascular risk factor with a high prevalence in almost all countries. Studies show the
negative effect of SH on health-related quality of life.
Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of hypertensive patients when compared with the general population.
Methods: A total of 333 individuals of both genders and older than 18 years were evaluated; they were divided into the Study Group, consisting
of 246 hypertensive patients undergoing treatment in a multidisciplinary service and the Control group, comprised of 87 normotensive individuals
from the community. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the SF-36 for quality of life assessment were administered to both groups. The
Chi-square, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann Whitney U-test, Kruskal-Wallis test and multivariate analysis were used for the statistical analysis.
Data were analyzed using SPSS and p values <0.05 were considered significant.
Results: The groups were homogeneous for age, gender, ethnicity, educational level and marital status. It was observed that normotensive
individuals showed a better health-related quality of life when compared with hypertensive patients.
Conclusion: Although considered to be almost always a clinically silent disease, systemic hypertension impairs the quality of life of patients who
suffer from it.
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Hipertensão, Terapia, Pressão arterial, Fatores de risco, Qualidade de vida, Sobrevida, Hypertension, Therapy, Blood pressure, Risk of factors, Quality of life, Survivorship, Public health
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CARVALHO, Maria Virgínia de et al. A influência da hipertensão arterial na qualidade de vida. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, Rio de Janeiro, v. 100, n. 2, p. 164-174, 2013.