[Type of attitude towards the disease, quality of life, and treatment compliance during essential hypertension debut].

Quality of life (QL), types of attitude towards the disease (TATD), and treatment compliance (TC) were studied in 36 men aged 18 to 59 years, who had had the diagnosis of arterial hypertension (AH) for 1 to 3 years. Type of Attitude Towards Disease Questionnaire (Bekhterev Research Institute, 1987) and QL of AH Patients Questionnaire (Ivanovo State Medical Academy, 2000) were used. The study revealed that QL of the patients and their TC depended on TATD. At AH debut in men, anosognostic, ergopathic, and anosognostico-ergopathic TATD prevail; QL of these men is equal to that of practically healthy persons; the absence of TC is associated with these TATD. Harmonic TATD, which took place in 8% of the patients, facilitated TC. In 20% patients, TATD included hypochondrial, anxious, and sensitive components, which prevented TC and formed the lowest QL.