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Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

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  • Nasrin Akter
  • Farhana Faruque Zerin
  • Bilkis Banu
  • Fatema Afrin Kanta
  • Shahnaz Begam
  • Sarder Mahmud Hossain

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Background: To combat growing prevalence of hypertension in Bangladesh, it is critical to have an in-depth understanding about quality of life (QOL) among people living with hypertension and related factors. In the recent COVID-19 pandemic the QOL of hypertensive people got downsized. This study aimed to measure QOL among hypertensive people in a selected tertiary hospital in Dhaka city, and its association with the basic characteristics of the patients. Methods: This study was conducted among randomly selected 300 hypertensive patients from two departments of Square Hospitals Limited, using the patient register record. Data were collected through face-to-face interview methods. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used to assess the QOL of the subjects. Descriptive statistics were used to examine mean scores of quality of life. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Pearson’s correlation coefficient were applied to estimate the internal consistency, and the level of agreement among different domains of WHOQOL-BREF, respectively. Chi-square test followed by binary regression analysis was used to measure the association between QOL domains and independent variables. Results: Both overall WHOQOL-BREF and each domain had a good internal consistency, (r = 0.13–0.77, p

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  • Nasrin Akter & Farhana Faruque Zerin & Bilkis Banu & Fatema Afrin Kanta & Shahnaz Begam & Sarder Mahmud Hossain, 2026. "Quality of life in hypertensive patients using the WHOQOL-BREF instrument in the post-pandemic Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 21(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0340897
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0340897
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