Self-rated health and psychological health among hypertensive patients in Palestine

The study has investigated the self-rated psychological health of hypertensive patients in Palestine. To that end, a stratified random sample of 502 hypertensive patients (aged ⩾ 18 years) was asked to complete a validated Arabic version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). After collection...

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Autores principales: Menawi, Wafaa, Najem, Taghreed, Khalil, Aziza, Suleiman, Jiyana, Dabas, Areej, Abdullah, Rasmiyya Amer, Shareef, Noor, Khraiwesh, Taghreed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
Materias:
Report of Empirical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7686639/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33282328
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055102920973258
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Sumario:The study has investigated the self-rated psychological health of hypertensive patients in Palestine. To that end, a stratified random sample of 502 hypertensive patients (aged ⩾ 18 years) was asked to complete a validated Arabic version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). After collection, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann–Whitney U test and logistic regression. In this study, it was found the mean scores for GHQ were statistically higher for females than males (p < 0.05). The females were found to be 1.701 (95% CI = 1.025–2.823) times more at risk of psychological disorders compared to males. In conclusion, improvement of social determinants of hypertensive patients can make a difference in their psychological/mental health.

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