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Klin Med (Mosk)
; 82(7): 20-2, 2004.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15449767
ABSTRACT
Thirty-seven males aged 18 to 55 years (mean age 29.6 +/- 1.8 years) who had a 1-3-year history of arterial hypertension (AH) were examined. All the patients were found to have grade 1 hypertension. Life quality (LQ) was studied using the questionnaire developed by the Ivanovo State Medical Academy in 2000. A significant decrease in LQ was found at the peak of AH in the patients as compared with healthy individuals; however, the specific parameters of the health status and reductions in their functional capacities differed slightly. It is concluded that it is necessary to apply a standardized approach to assessing the patients' complaints and medical history data.