Hipertansif Hastaların Genel Sağlık Anketi ile Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Objective: Hypertension is still have high morbidity and mortality due to the difficulty in management. In this study we tried to evaluate the sociodemographic variables and psychological status of hypertensive patients. Material and Methods: 111 patients with the diagnosis of essential hypertension included in the study. A meeting questionnaire with 31 questions for evaluating sociodemographic variables, comorbid diseases, duration of hypertension, risk factors and level of phsical activity was used in the study. General health questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) for evaluating the psychological status was applied to each patient. Results: 61% of the patients was in the age gorup of 41-60 years, most of the patients were female (65%), housewife (50%), married (94%), belonged to nuclear family (69%) and never consumed alcohol (88%). Complete or incomplete elementary education level was most prevalent occuring 56%. Majority of the patients were under medical treatment (93%), 45% of the patients was involved in physical activity, 59% of them had stressful life events. Average GHQ-28 item score was 6.6±6.2. GHQ-28 score was significantly higher in the females and patients who had stressful life events (7.7±6.2 p=0.01 and 8.3±6.5 p<0.001 respectively). Conclusion: One of the factor that should be included in hypertension management is psychological status of the patients. The use of GHQ-28 in this study suggested that this instrument may be used in the hypertension clinics.