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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2015

Relationship of treatment satisfaction to health-related quality of life: findings from a cross-sectional survey among hypertensive patients in Palestine.

Samah W Al-Jabi, Sa'ed H Zyoud, Waleed M Sweileh, Aysha H Wildali, Hanan M Saleem, Hayat A Aysa, Mohammad A Badwan, Rahmat Awang

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Samah W Al-JabiDepartment of Clinical and Community, Pharmacy College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Sa'ed H ZyoudDepartment of Clinical and Community, Pharmacy College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Waleed M SweilehDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Aysha H WildaliPharmD Program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Hanan M SaleemPharmD Program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Hayat A AysaPharmD Program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Mohammad A BadwanPharmD Program, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Rahmat AwangWHO Collaborating Centre for Drug Information, National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia.

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Abstract

backgroundEvaluation of the association between treatment satisfaction and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) may enable health-care providers to understand the issues that influence quality of life and to recognize the aspects of hypertension treatment that need improvement to enhance the long-term treatment outcomes.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the relationship between HRQoL and treatment satisfaction in a sample of Palestinian hypertensive patients.

methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted, adopting the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM 1.4) for the assessment of treatment satisfaction and using the European Quality of Life scale (EQ-5D-5L) for the assessment of HRQoL. Descriptive and comparative statistics were used to describe socio-demographic and disease-related characteristics of the patients. All analyses were performed using SPSS v 15.0.

resultsFour hundred and ten hypertensive patients were enrolled in the study. This study findings indicate a positive correlation between all satisfaction domains and HRQoL. Significant differences were observed between this study variables (P < 0.001). After adjustment for covariates using multiple linear regression, an increase of one point in the global satisfaction scale was associated with a 0.16 increase in EQ-5D index scores (r = 0.16; P < 0.001).

conclusionsPatients with reportedly higher satisfaction scores have reported relatively higher EQ-5D-5L index values. These study findings could be helpful in clinical practice, mainly in the early treatment of hypertensive patients, at a point where improving treatment satisfaction and HRQoL is still possible.

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Patient SatisfactionQuality of LifeAdultAgedArabsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPsychometricsSurveys and Questionnaireshealth-related quality of lifehypertensionquality of lifetreatment satisfactionTreatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication

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PMCPMC5810714

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