PMID- 34616569
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20240403
IS  - 2090-0384 (Print)
IS  - 2090-0392 (Electronic)
VI  - 2021
DP  - 2021
TI  - Relationship between Family Function, Anxiety, and Quality of Life for Older 
      Adults with Hypertension in Low-Income Communities.
PG  - 5547190
LID - 10.1155/2021/5547190 [doi]
LID - 5547190
AB  - BACKGROUND: Effective functional family was beneficial for older adults' health, 
      which may affect the quality of life (QoL) in hypertension patients. This study 
      aimed to clarify the association between family function, anxiety, and QoL for 
      older adults with hypertension in low-income communities. METHODS: A 
      questionnaire survey was conducted on 363 older adults with hypertension in 
      low-income communities in Wuhan from September 2019 to November 2019. The 
      relationships among the variables were examined by Pearson's correlation 
      analysis. Predictor effects were tested using hierarchical multiple regressions, 
      controlling for demographic characteristics. The structural equation model (SEM) 
      was used to test the mediation effects of anxiety on the pathway from family 
      function to QoL. RESULTS: Family function was negatively correlated with the 
      self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) score and positively correlated with the mental 
      component score (MCS), but had no influence on the physical component score 
      (PCS). Both PCS and MCS were negatively correlated with SAS. Anxiety was the 
      negative predictor of MCS and PCS. Family function was the positive predictor of 
      MCS, but had no influence on PCS. The path model indicated that anxiety 
      significantly mediated the link between family function and QoL (R (2) = 32.8%), 
      but only partially. CONCLUSION: A significant correlation between anxiety, family 
      function, and QoL was found. Anxiety had a partial mediating effect on the 
      relationship between family function and QoL. Further research should focus on 
      increasing the level of family function and reducing the perceived anxiety of 
      older adults with hypertension to improve their QoL level.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 Meng Zhang et al.
FAU - Zhang, Meng
AU  - Zhang M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3721-9666
AD  - Nursing Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong 
      University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
FAU - Zhang, Wenyan
AU  - Zhang W
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8252-4796
AD  - Nursing Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong 
      University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
FAU - Liu, Yu
AU  - Liu Y
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1056-1229
AD  - Nursing Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong 
      University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
FAU - Wu, Meiliyang
AU  - Wu M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7578-3060
AD  - Nursing Department, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong 
      University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
FAU - Zhou, Jin
AU  - Zhou J
AD  - Hanshui Bridge Street Community Health Center, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
FAU - Mao, Zhongmin
AU  - Mao Z
AD  - Gutian Street Community Health Center, Qiaokou District, Wuhan, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210927
PL  - United States
TA  - Int J Hypertens
JT  - International journal of hypertension
JID - 101538881
PMC - PMC8490058
COIS- The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest in this study.
EDAT- 2021/10/08 06:00
MHDA- 2021/10/08 06:01
PMCR- 2021/09/27
CRDT- 2021/10/07 06:57
PHST- 2021/01/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/09/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/10/07 06:57 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/10/08 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/10/08 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2021/09/27 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2021/5547190 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Hypertens. 2021 Sep 27;2021:5547190. doi: 10.1155/2021/5547190. eCollection 
      2021.