Open AccessMental health of hypertensive patients and its association with their blood pressure in a rural area of Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu
Author(s) -
Indra B Sundarrajan,
T Muthukumar,
V. Pragadeesh Raja,
Sahaya S Thresa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_654_21
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , blood pressure , anxiety , diabetes mellitus , mental health , somatization , tamil , cross sectional study , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , economics , macroeconomics , endocrinology
Chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension, are often associated with psychiatric comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, and somatization. Approximately, one-fourth of the adults were diagnosed with hypertension, and the proportion will reach about one-third by 2025. The prevalence of hypertension throughout India is 29.8% and the burden of hypertension in a rural area of Tamil Nadu is 25.2%. The compliance of drug intake depends on the mental health of the patient and this study intends to take care of patients with chronic illnesses. This study is designed to assess the mental health of hypertensive patients and its association with their blood pressure.