Self-rated health and psychological health among hypertensive patients in Palestine

Self-rated health and psychological health among hypertensive patients in Palestine

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 (aged ⩾ 18 years) was asked to complete a validated Arabic version of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). After collection...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health psychology open 2020-07, Vol.7 (2), p.2055102920973258-2055102920973258
Hauptverfasser: Menawi, Wafaa, Najem, Taghreed, Khalil, Aziza, Suleiman, Jiyana, Dabas, Areej, Abdullah, Rasmiyya Amer, Shareef, Noor, Khraiwesh, Taghreed
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Sprache:eng
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Arabic language
Health status
Hypertension
Males
Men
Mental disorders
Mental health
Psychological well being
Report of Empirical Study
Self evaluation
Social factors
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Zusammenfassung: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 (aged ⩾ 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 
ISSN:2055-1029
2055-1029
DOI:10.1177/2055102920973258