The study has investigated the self-rated psychological health of hypertensive patients in Palestine. To that end, a stratified random sample of 502 hypertensive patients (age ≥18 years) was asked to complete a validated Arabic version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). After collection, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test and logistic regression. In this study, it was found the mean scores for GHQ were statistically higher for females than males (p<0.05). The females were found to be 1.701 (95% CI=1.025 - 2.823) times more at risk of psychological disorders compared to males. In conclusion, improvement of social determinants of hypertensive patients can make a difference in their psychological/mental health.

Title

Wafaa Menawi

Publisher

An-Najah National University

Publisher Country

Palestine

Indexing

Thomson Reuters

Impact Factor

1.0

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

7

Year

20

Pages

10