Diosdado Figueiredo M. [MINICHAL and items predictors of worst quality of life in men with arterial hypertension].
Rev Esp Salud Publica 2024;
98:e202403026. [PMID:
38516938]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Systemic arterial hypertension is the most important modificable risk factor for morbidity and mortality and a Public Health problem. The objective was to estímate ítems of worse quality of life (Qol) in both domains of the MINICHAL questionarie and the associated variables.
METHODS
An observational study of prevalence in men was carried out. Sociodemographic, comorbidity, clinical, examination, control and serum parameters variables were collected. The following questionnaires were applied: MINICHAL, International Physical Activity Questionnaire, International Score of Prostatic Symptomatology and International Index of Erectile Function. Apart from the usual descriptive ones, a bivariate and a multivariate logistic regression were performed, determining Odds Ratio values with a 95% confidence interval.
RESULTS
262 hypertensive patients were analyzed, of which 42% reported worse quality of life in the mental state dimensión compared to 47.3% in the somatic manifestacions dimensión. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed as outstanding predictor variables: Metabolic Syndrome in the chest pain item without making any effort; the presence of filling symptoms in the item urinate more often; pathological cardiopulmonary auscultation in the item numbness or tingling in some part of the body; the presence of erectile dysfunction in the item difficulty falling asleep.
CONCLUSIONS
All the items of the MINICHAL questionnaire that assess the Somatic Manifestations dimension have a very negative impact on the quality of life of patients, and only the difficulty falling asleep item in the Mental State dimension.
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