Quality of life among people living with hypertension in a rural Vietnam community

BMC Public Health

Rachael Moorin²  Vishnu Khanal¹  Ninh Hoang Le³  Hoa Thi Duy³  Ninh Thi Ha³ 

[1] School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;Faculty of Health Science, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;Institute of Public Health, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

关键词: Vietnam;    WHOQOL-BREF;    Rural area;    Quality of life;    Hypertension;   

Others  :  1128646
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-833

 received in 2014-04-15, accepted in 2014-07-31,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

To respond to growing prevalence of hypertension in Vietnam, it is critical to have an in-depth understanding about quality of life (QOL) among people living with hypertension and related factors. This study aimed to measure QOL among hypertensive people in a rural community in Vietnam, and its association with socio-demographic characteristics and factors related to treatment.

Methods

This study was conducted in a rural community located 60 km from Ho Chi Minh City. Face-to-face interviews were conducted among 275 hypertensive people aged 50 years and above using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to examine mean scores of quality of life. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were applied to estimate the internal consistency, and the level of agreement between different domains of WHOQOL-BREF, respectively. Independent T-test and ANOVA test followed by multiple linear regression analyses were used to measure the association between QOL domains and independent variables.

Results

Both overall WHOQOL-BREF and each domain had a good internal consistency, ranging from 0.65 to 0.88. The QOL among hypertensive patients was found moderate in all domains, except for psychological domain that was fairly low (mean = 49.4). Backward multiple linear regressions revealed that being men, married, attainment of higher education, having physical activities at moderate level, and adherence to treatment were positively associated with QOL. However, older age and presence of co-morbidity were negatively associated with QOL.

Conclusion

WHOQOL-BREF is a reliable instrument to measure QOL among hypertensive patients. The results revealed low QOL in psychological domain and inequality in QOL across socio-demographic characteristics. Given the results, encouraging physical activities and strengthening treatment adherence should be considered to improve QOL of hypertensive people, especially for psychological aspect. Actions to improve QOL among hypertensive patients targeted towards women, lower educated and unmarried patients are needed in the setting.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Ha et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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