Quality of Life in Hypertensive University students Attending a Health Facility for Care in North Lima

La Rosa-Longobardi C.; Asencios-Trujillo L.; Asencios-Trujillo L.; Gallegos-Espinoza D.; Piñas-Rivera L.; Matta-Solis H. · Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia (2023) · DOI: 10.56294/saludcyt2023558

Resumen

Introduction: hypertension is one of the most common problems where the quality of life of the person suffering from this disease is compromised, altering their health well-being in the short and long term, so the research objective is to determine the quality of life in hypertensive people who come to a health facility for their care in North Lima. Methods: it is a quantitative, descriptive-cross-sectional study, consisting of 150 participants who answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic aspects and the mini-questionnaire on quality of life in hypertension. Results: in the results, females have a better quality of life than males. Conclusions: it is concluded that educational counseling about the disease should be provided to people who are diagnosed with it.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle