Ekwunife Obinna I, Aguwa Cletus N, Adibe Maxwell O, Barikpaoar Ebenezer, Onwuka Chioma J
Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nsukka, Enugu, Nigeria.
BMC Res Notes. 2011 Dec 12;4:528. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-528.
Establishment of the health impact of hypertension on quality of life of Nigerians is a step towards controlling the disease. The study aimed to provide a Nigerian specific reference list of utility scores of hypertensive patients with various interacting conditions.
An interviewer-based, cross-sectional study was conducted using hypertensive patients in two purposively selected tertiary hospitals located in South-Eastern Nigeria. Health Utility Index Mark 3 (HUI3) was used.A total of 384 participants with either hypertension alone or with hypertension-associated complications were interviewed in the two tertiary hospitals.The overall mean utility score was 0.35 +/- 0.42. Patients with hypertension alone had the highest overall mean utility score (0.57 +/- 0.29) while hypertensive patients with stroke had the lowest overall mean score (0.04 +/- 0.36). Being a male, increase in age and mean arterial blood pressure, emergency visit and loss of work due to illness were associated with significant decrease in overall utility scores.
This study presented a reference for health state utilities of a population of Nigerian hypertensive patients.
确定高血压对尼日利亚人生活质量的健康影响是控制该疾病的重要一步。本研究旨在提供一份针对患有各种相互作用病症的尼日利亚高血压患者的效用评分参考清单。
在尼日利亚东南部两所经过有目的选择的三级医院中，对高血压患者进行了一项基于访谈的横断面研究。采用了健康效用指数Mark 3（HUI3）。两所三级医院共访谈了384名单纯高血压患者或伴有高血压相关并发症的患者。总体平均效用评分为0.35±0.42。单纯高血压患者的总体平均效用评分最高（0.57±0.29），而患有中风的高血压患者总体平均评分最低（0.04±0.36）。男性、年龄增长、平均动脉血压升高、急诊就诊以及因病误工与总体效用评分显著降低相关。
本研究为尼日利亚高血压患者群体的健康状态效用提供了参考。
