Abstract
1 Assessment of the impact of antihypertensive therapy upon the quality of life of the hypertensive patient can provide practical data associated with patient acceptance of therapy.
2 For measurement purposes, quality of life is the organizing concept around which the major components relating to the patient's subjective evaluation of symptoms, functions and perceptions revolve.
3 Substantive evaluation of quality of life involves the organization of psychometric items or questions which form the basic scales underlying these major components including, symptom distress, well-being, vitality, depression, anxiety, work performance, sexual functioning, cognition and life satisfaction.
Keywords: antihypertensive therapy, quality of life
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