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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019

Health-related quality of life among rural men and women with hypertension: assessment by the EQ-5D-5L in Jiangsu, China.

Zhuoru Liang, Tiantian Zhang, Tengfei Lin, Lishun Liu, Binyan Wang, Alex Z Fu, Xiaobin Wang, Xiping Xu, Nan Luo, Jie Jiang

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Zhuoru LiangCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Tiantian ZhangCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
Tengfei LinBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Lishun LiuBeijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food and Human Health, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Binyan WangState Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Renal Division, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Alex Z FuGeorgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Xiaobin WangDepartment of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Xiping XuState Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Renal Division, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Disease, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Nan LuoSaw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. nan_luo@nuhs.edu.sg.
Jie JiangCollege of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. jiangjie@jnu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5973-7010
Jinan University · CNChina Agricultural University · CNNanfang Hospital · CNGeorgetown University · USJohns Hopkins University · USNational University of Singapore · SG

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 71704064
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHypertension is a major global public health problem, including rural China. However, studies examining health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with hypertension have been mostly conducted in urban populations. This study aimed to use the EuroQol five-dimensional-five-level (EQ-5D-5L) and its recently developed Chinese value set to analyze HRQoL and its influencing factors among hypertensive population in rural China.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional population-based survey. Standard interview of participants was conducted from July to September 2016 in Donghai County's 334 villages of Jiangsu Province, China. Data collection included the EQ-5D-5L, along with sociodemographic characteristics and disease-related factors such as duration of hypertension, antihypertensive treatment and comorbid conditions. The Tobit regression model was employed to analyze potential influencing factors on HRQoL.

resultsA total of 16,596 adults (18 years and older) with hypertension participated in this study. 62.4% were women. The mean utility score was 0.85 (standard deviation [SD] = 0.23). The proportion of participants reporting pain/discomfort problems was highest, while least patients reported problems in self-care dimension. Females, elderly, illiterate patients, ex-smokers and patients with longer duration of hypertension or comorbidities scored lower on HRQoL than others. Stroke, heart failure and coronary heart disease were associated with a larger negative impact on HRQoL among all comorbidities.

conclusionsThe HRQoL was lower in this rural hypertensive population than previously reported urban counterparts. To improve the HRQoL of hypertensive patients in rural areas, it is important to control hypertension and prevent its associated co-morbidities. More attention needs to be directed to elderly female patients with less education who scored much lower HRQoL than their male counterparts.

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AgedAsian PeopleChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPainQuality of LifeRural PopulationSelf CareUrban PopulationChinese rural areaEQ-5D-5LHRQoLHypertension

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