Health related quality of life among adult hypertensive patients on treatment in Dessie City, Northeast Ethiopia

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypertension is one global public health emergency disease, and is one of the most critical factors for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, arrhythmias, heart failure, and renal diseases. Hypertension affects quality of life of patients, however there is limited evidence on the factors that affect health related quality of life among hypertensive patients. As a result, the purpose of this study is to look into factors that affect the health-related quality of life of adult hypertensive patients.

Methods

An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Dessie City public health facilities from March to April 2021 with the total samples size of 376 hypertensive patients. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select s

SUBMITTER: Adamu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9522297 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature