Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants Among Hypertensive Patients in Rural Southwest Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: The health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients with hypertension is of particular concern to stakeholders because hypertension is a chronic disease. OBJECTIVES: To determine the pattern of HRQOL and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural Southwestern Nigeria. SUBJECTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ahospital-based crosssectional survey was conducted between June and October 2019 on 390 consented adult patients with hypertension on follow-up using systematic sampling technique. Respondents'blood pressure (BP), body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (W-HR) and other measurements were taken. Relevant data on socio-demographics and lifestyle behaviours were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire which incorporated validated instrument for assessment of HRQOL score using SF-12 survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS (version 21). Binary logistic regression was used to identify the determinants of HRQOL. RESULTS: The mean physical component summary (42.0 ± 8.44), mental component summary (40.6 ± 8.11), and mean overall quality of life score (41.3 ± 8.17) were all below the normal score of 50 ±10. However, of all the eight domains, the role emotional was the highest (47.61 ± 14.97). The odds of having overall good HRQOL were better with respondents with female gender (AOR=1.99, 95% CI: 1.05-3.88), tertiary education (AOR=3.22, 95% CI: 1.63-7.20), and controlled BP (AOR=3.01,95% CI: 1.04-15.79). CONCLUSION: The mean HRQOLscore of the respondents was below the mean score. The findings of this study would assist stakeholders in decision-making towards improved management of patients with hypertension.

CONTEXTE: La qualité de vie liée à la santé (HRQOL) des patients hypertendus est une préoccupation particulière pour les parties prenantes car l'hypertension est une maladie chronique. OBJECTIFS: Déterminer le modèle de la HRQOL et ses déterminants chez les patients hypertendus en milieu rural du sud-ouest du Nigéria. SUJETS, MATÉRIAUX ET MÉTHODES: Une enquête transversale hospitalière a été menée entre juin et octobre 2019 sur 390 patients adultes atteints d'hypertension en suivi, consentis, en utilisant une technique d'échantillonnage systématique. La pression artérielle (PA), l'indice de masse corporelle (IMC), la circonférence de la taille (CT), le rapport taillehanche (W-HR) et d'autres mesures ont été prises chez les répondants. Les données pertinentes sur les caractéristiques sociodémographiques et les comportements liés au mode de vie ont été collectées à l'aide d'un questionnaire administré par un enquêteur, intégrant un instrument validé pour l'évaluation du score HRQOL à l'aide de l'enquête SF-12. Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de SPSS (version 21). La régression logistique binaire a été utilisée pour identifier les déterminants de la HRQOL. RÉSULTATS: Le résumé de la composante physique (42,0 ± 8,44), la composante mentale (40,6 ± 8,11) et le score moyen de qualité de vie global (41,3 ± 8,17) étaient tous en dessous du score normal de 50 ± 10. Cependant, de tous les huit domaines, le rôle émotionnel était le plus élevé (47,61 ± 14,97). Les chances d'avoir une HRQOL globale satisfaisante étaient meilleures chez les répondants de sexe féminin (AOR=1,99, IC à 95 % : 1,05-3,88), ayant une éducation tertiaire (AOR=3,22, IC à 95 % : 1,63-7,20) et une PAcontrôlée (AOR=3,01, IC à 95 % : 1,04-15,79). CONCLUSION: Le score moyen de HRQOL des répondants était en dessous du score moyen. Les résultats de cette étude aideront les parties prenantes dans la prise de décision en vue d'une meilleure gestion des patients hypertendus. Mots-clés: Qualité de vie globale, Déterminants, Hypertension, Nigéria rural.

Patient Education and Medication Adherence among Hypertensives in a Tertiary Hospital, South Western Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a global health issue among the adult population with high morbidity and mortality rates. Poor adherence to medication is associated with bad outcome of the disease and wastage of health resources. Therefore, this study aims to determine the role of patient education in medication adherence among hypertensives attending tertiary hospitals in Ekiti State, South Western, Nigeria. METHODS: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 420 participants attending Family Medicine Department Clinic of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ido-Ekiti. Relevant data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire. RESULTS: The mean age of respondents was 60.97 ± 11.28 years, and a slight female preponderance (male: female = 1:1.7 over male). Three hundred and forty nine (83.1%) were married, 273(65.0%) were from a monogamous family and 375(89.2%) had family sizes of more than 4. Ninety four (22.4%) had good knowledge about hypertension, and 257(61.2%) were adherent to their medication. Increased medication adherence proportion was observed as knowledge about hypertension improves. The odds of adherence to treatment among subjects with good knowledge is 2 times (OR = 2.320, 95%CI = 1.164, 4.626) higher than among subjects with poor knowledge. CONCLUSION: The proportion of respondents with good knowledge about hypertension is low. However, the adherence among them to medication is higher and statistically significant. Patient education about the disease and its treatment by primary care physicians can help to improve adherence to medication.