The prevalence of essential hypertension has continued to increase worldwide and its consequences have remained a growing concern. A number of socio-demorgrahic and clinical variables may however serve as key determinants of the extent to which it is associated with psychiatric comorbidity. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the socio-demorgraphic and clinical factors that may influence the level of psychiatric co-morbidity associated with persons with essential hypertension attending the general out-patient clinic of the university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Following ethical approval from the appropriate committee of the hospital and informed consent from the participants, 360 subjects making up the study group were recruited based on the study’s inclusion and exclusion criteria. A pilot study was carried out. Subjects were further administered with the study’s instruments including the socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire, GHQ-12, and WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO CIDI). The socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire and GHQ-12 were self-administered while the WHO CIDI was based on interview by the researcher. The data were analyzed using the SPSS version 16 statistical package. Confidence interval was set at 95% while P- value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study found a prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity of 64.4% among the hypertensives. Among the study group, there was no significant relationship between the presence of psychiatric co-morbidity and age class (p=0.350), gender (p=0.22), level of education (p=043), and occupation (p=0.82). Persons who were married were significantly more likely to have a psychiatric co-morbidity (p=0.001). Also, those who reacted with either ‘very sad’ or a ‘wish to die’ when they were informed of the diagnosis of the medical conditions (p=0.001), low income (p=0.001) and severity of B. P (p=0.001) were more likely to have psychiatric comorbidity (p=0.001). There was also no significant relationships between age of onset of illness (p=0.60), duration of illness (p=0.73), duration of treatment (p=0.82), and self stigma (p=0.15). The findings of this study support the impression that essential hypertension is a chronic debilitating illness, associated with psychiatric co-morbidity, that are largely significantly influenced by a number of socio-demorgraphic and clinical factors. The results support the call that the management of patients with essential hypertension should include attention to not only their mental health status, but also the psychosocial and other clinical factors they may present with in order to enhance the quality of care.
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author = {Nkporbu Aborlo Kennedy and Eze George and Stanley Princewill Chukwuemeka},
title = {Socio-Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Psychiatric Co-Morbidity in Persons with Essential Hypertension in Port Harcourt, Nigeria},
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abstract = {The prevalence of essential hypertension has continued to increase worldwide and its consequences have remained a growing concern. A number of socio-demorgrahic and clinical variables may however serve as key determinants of the extent to which it is associated with psychiatric comorbidity. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the socio-demorgraphic and clinical factors that may influence the level of psychiatric co-morbidity associated with persons with essential hypertension attending the general out-patient clinic of the university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Following ethical approval from the appropriate committee of the hospital and informed consent from the participants, 360 subjects making up the study group were recruited based on the study’s inclusion and exclusion criteria. A pilot study was carried out. Subjects were further administered with the study’s instruments including the socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire, GHQ-12, and WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO CIDI). The socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire and GHQ-12 were self-administered while the WHO CIDI was based on interview by the researcher. The data were analyzed using the SPSS version 16 statistical package. Confidence interval was set at 95% while P- value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study found a prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity of 64.4% among the hypertensives. Among the study group, there was no significant relationship between the presence of psychiatric co-morbidity and age class (p=0.350), gender (p=0.22), level of education (p=043), and occupation (p=0.82). Persons who were married were significantly more likely to have a psychiatric co-morbidity (p=0.001). Also, those who reacted with either ‘very sad’ or a ‘wish to die’ when they were informed of the diagnosis of the medical conditions (p=0.001), low income (p=0.001) and severity of B. P (p=0.001) were more likely to have psychiatric comorbidity (p=0.001). There was also no significant relationships between age of onset of illness (p=0.60), duration of illness (p=0.73), duration of treatment (p=0.82), and self stigma (p=0.15). The findings of this study support the impression that essential hypertension is a chronic debilitating illness, associated with psychiatric co-morbidity, that are largely significantly influenced by a number of socio-demorgraphic and clinical factors. The results support the call that the management of patients with essential hypertension should include attention to not only their mental health status, but also the psychosocial and other clinical factors they may present with in order to enhance the quality of care.},
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TY - JOUR T1 - Socio-Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Psychiatric Co-Morbidity in Persons with Essential Hypertension in Port Harcourt, Nigeria AU - Nkporbu Aborlo Kennedy AU - Eze George AU - Stanley Princewill Chukwuemeka Y1 - 2016/01/29 PY - 2016 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajpn.20150306.16 DO - 10.11648/j.ajpn.20150306.16 T2 - American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience JF - American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience JO - American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience SP - 142 EP - 153 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2330-426X UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajpn.20150306.16 AB - The prevalence of essential hypertension has continued to increase worldwide and its consequences have remained a growing concern. A number of socio-demorgrahic and clinical variables may however serve as key determinants of the extent to which it is associated with psychiatric comorbidity. The aim of this study, therefore, was to determine the socio-demorgraphic and clinical factors that may influence the level of psychiatric co-morbidity associated with persons with essential hypertension attending the general out-patient clinic of the university of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH). Following ethical approval from the appropriate committee of the hospital and informed consent from the participants, 360 subjects making up the study group were recruited based on the study’s inclusion and exclusion criteria. A pilot study was carried out. Subjects were further administered with the study’s instruments including the socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire, GHQ-12, and WHO Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO CIDI). The socio-demographic/clinical questionnaire and GHQ-12 were self-administered while the WHO CIDI was based on interview by the researcher. The data were analyzed using the SPSS version 16 statistical package. Confidence interval was set at 95% while P- value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The study found a prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity of 64.4% among the hypertensives. Among the study group, there was no significant relationship between the presence of psychiatric co-morbidity and age class (p=0.350), gender (p=0.22), level of education (p=043), and occupation (p=0.82). Persons who were married were significantly more likely to have a psychiatric co-morbidity (p=0.001). Also, those who reacted with either ‘very sad’ or a ‘wish to die’ when they were informed of the diagnosis of the medical conditions (p=0.001), low income (p=0.001) and severity of B. P (p=0.001) were more likely to have psychiatric comorbidity (p=0.001). There was also no significant relationships between age of onset of illness (p=0.60), duration of illness (p=0.73), duration of treatment (p=0.82), and self stigma (p=0.15). The findings of this study support the impression that essential hypertension is a chronic debilitating illness, associated with psychiatric co-morbidity, that are largely significantly influenced by a number of socio-demorgraphic and clinical factors. The results support the call that the management of patients with essential hypertension should include attention to not only their mental health status, but also the psychosocial and other clinical factors they may present with in order to enhance the quality of care. VL - 3 IS - 6 ER -
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