Mental health of elderly with hypertension diseases and influence factors

  Objective   To study the mental health of the elderly with hypertension and its related factors.

  Methods   116 elderly with hypertension and 186 health elderly were investigated and anlyzed by Sy mptom Checklist90(SCL-90), Social Support Rat ing Scale(SSRS)and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire(EPQ).

  Results   The patients with hypertension were in worse mental health than the health contrasting group.Stepwise regression indicated that education, the total score of social support, subjective support, EPQ-N, and EPQ-Pwere major factors.

  Conclusion   Reinforcing mental health ser vices can enhance the living quality of the elderly with hypertension.