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

• Published in: Health psychology open Vol. 7; no. 2; p. 2055102920973258
• Main Authors: Menawi, Wafaa, Najem, Taghreed, Khalil, Aziza, Suleiman, Jiyana, Dabas, Areej, Abdullah, Rasmiyya Amer, Shareef, Noor, Khraiwesh, Taghreed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2020; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Arabic language; Health status; Hypertension; Males; Men; Mental disorders; Mental health; Psychological well being; Report of Empirical Study; Self evaluation; Social factors; General Health Questionnaire; hypertension; psychological health; self-rated health; Palestine
• ISSN: 2055-1029; 2055-1029
• DOI: 10.1177/2055102920973258

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 < 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.