Blood pressure status, quality of life, and emotional states in adults with different disease awareness and treatment adherence.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to examine the association between blood pressure (BP) with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and emotional states, considering the disease awareness and commitment to treatment among the Iranian adult population. This cross-sectional study uses the data of 7257 and 2449 individuals aged ≥ 20 who had completed data on HRQoL and emotional states, respectively. Linear and logistic regression were used to evaluate the mentioned association. The results showed that commitment to treatment had an inverse association with physical HRQoL in both sexes, except for bodily pain in men. Concerning mental HRQoL, in women, poor medication adherence was linked to a decline in mental HRQoL and social functioning, while good treatment adherence was associated with a reduction in the

SUBMITTER: Niknam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535302 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature