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

Abstract

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.