Objecttive:To explore the quality of life and its influencing factors of patients with hypertension in rural areas of Anqing City, so as to provide basis for improving their quality of life and health management.
Methods
From July to September 2020, 8 villages and towns in Anqing City, Anhui Province were randomly selected by multi-stage random sampling. The EQ-5D-3L scale was used to calculate the EQ-5D health utility value using the latest conversion value set of the EQ-5D-3L scale based on Chinese population preference, and the visual simulation scale score (EQ-VAS) was used to evaluate the quality of life.Descriptive analysis, t-test, analysis of variance and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the influencing factors.
Results
EQ-5D health utility value was 0.956 ± 0.062 and EQ-VAS score was 69.54 ± 13.01.The main health problems in patients with hypertension were pain/discomfort(47.3%) and anxiety/depression (29.5%).Multivariate analysis showed that age, education level, monthly average income, history of hypertension, alcohol consumption, exercise, salt intake, fat intake, gender and mental stress were the influencing factors of EQ-5D. Gender, age, education level, monthly average income, drinking, exercise, sleep time and mental stress were the influencing factors of EQ-VAS score.
Conclusion
The EQ-5D health utility value of patients with hypertension in rural areas of Anqing is at the average level, and the EQ-VAS score is on the low side.We should focus on women and the elderly, improve the living standards and medical services of grass-roots rural residents, strengthen psychological counseling and health education, promote a healthy lifestyle and improve the quality of life.