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The prevalence of depressive symptoms among older patients with hypertension in rural China.


ABSTRACT: The comorbidity of depression and hypertension (HTN) is common and complicates the management of both conditions. This study investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms among older patients with HTN in rural China and explored the relationship between the two conditions.The baseline data of older patients diagnosed with HTN included in the depression/HTN in Chinese Older Adults-Collaborations for Health Study were used for the analysis. The Chinese Older Adults-Collaborations for Health Study was conducted in rural villages of Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province, China. In all, 10?389 older village residents had HTN (57.2% female, mean age 71.5?±?8.1?years). Blood pressure was measured by using a calibrated manual sphygmomanometer and stethoscope. Depressive symptom was measured by using the Chinese version of the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire.Among 10?389 patients with HTN, 12.8% had significant depressive symptoms (nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire???10). Rates of significant depressive symptoms were 5.3% and 32.8% among patients with controlled and uncontrolled HTN (systolic blood pressure???140 and/or diastolic blood pressure???90), respectively (?2 ?=?8.701, p?

SUBMITTER: Xue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5708156 | biostudies-other | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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The prevalence of depressive symptoms among older patients with hypertension in rural China.

Xue Jiang J   Chen Shulin S   Bogner Hillary R HR   Tang Wan W   Li Lydia L   Conwell Yeates Y  

International journal of geriatric psychiatry 20161128 12


<h4>Objective</h4>The comorbidity of depression and hypertension (HTN) is common and complicates the management of both conditions. This study investigated the prevalence of depressive symptoms among older patients with HTN in rural China and explored the relationship between the two conditions.<h4>Methods</h4>The baseline data of older patients diagnosed with HTN included in the depression/HTN in Chinese Older Adults-Collaborations for Health Study were used for the analysis. The Chinese Older  ...[more]

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