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[Quality of life and therapeutic adherence in a hypertension program]
Andrea Lozada-Zapata1, Julio Piscoya2, Carlos Shiraishi-Zapata3
1AL: MD. Establecimiento de Salud I-3 Salitral, Sub-Región Luciano Castillo Colonna Sullana, Ministerio de Salud del Perú. Piura, Perú. alozadaz@alumnos.unp.edu.pe, rodeanloza@gmail.com.
Objective:
To determine the association between treatment adherence and health-related quality of life.
Methods And Materials:
A cross-sectional investigation was performed in an arterial hypertension program of a general hospital. The Spanish version of the Short Form-36 Health Survey and the Spanish version of the Morisky-Green test. The scores of the subscales and Physical Component (PCS) and Mental Component (MCS) summaries of the SF-36 survey were obtained, then the respective bivariate and multivariate analyzes (Poisson regression) were executed.
Results:
39% of patients had therapeutic adherence. All the dimensions of the SF-36 survey presented a statistical association with adherence to antihypertensive treatment. Poisson regression was executed to identify the independent variables associated with obtaining a score higher than 50 in the PCS [presence of comorbidity (risk factor), work status, and therapeutic adherence (protective factor)] and MCS (therapeutic adherence as a protective factor).
Conclusions:
Therapeutic adherence, work status, and absence of comorbidity were associated with a better health-related quality of life.
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