Health related quality of life and associated factors Among hypertensive patients on follow up in jimma University specialized hospital, jimma, south west Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, hypertension is common and now regarded as a major public health problem. It is a leading cause of death in developing countries. Health related quality of life has gained increased attention as an outcome measure of interventions and treatments in patients with established Cardiovascular diseases. Thus, measure of Health related quality of life is recommended as appropriate intervention for peoples with chronic illness. However, there is no study conducted on health related quality of life and associated factors among hypertensive's in study area. ` Objective:-The aim of this study was to assess health related quality of life and associated factors among hypertensive patients following hypertension clinic at JUSH. Methods: An institution based Cross sectional quantitative study was conducted from March 1 to April 1, 2014 with a total sample size of 322 and the subjects was identified using systematic sampling technique. Data analysis was computed using SPSS version 16. Result:- Finding from this study revealed that profile of domains of health related quality of life mean score were a little above average that showed physical functioning (58.58 ±29.8), role physical (54.7±43.7), role emotional (57.45±44.82), vitality (57.01 ± 13.65), mental health (61.42 ±13.19), social functioning (74.61± 24.12), bodily pain(74.67 ± 25.46) and general health (51.66 ± 15.12). Results from Multiple Linear Regression showed that, being female, farmer and presence of co morbid were related to lower Physical, mental component summary and total quality of life score while better hypertension self care practice were positively associated with Physical, mental component summary and total quality of life score. Respondents encountered drug side effect had lower Physical component summary where as presence of complication had related to lower mental component summary and total quality of life score. Conclusion and recommendation:- This study highlighted that Sociodemographic and diseaserelated as well as self-care practices were strongly associated with Health related quality of life. The study findings reccommend Ministry of health and clinician to measure health related quality of life for improving health related quality of life as outcome of intervention.