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The association of psychological stress and health related quality of
life among patients with stroke and hypertension in Gaza Strip
BT Baune*1,2 and Y Aljeesh3
Address: 1Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, James Cook University, Australia, 2Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy,
University of Munster, Germany and 3Islamic University, Gaza, Palestinian Authority
Email: BT Baune* - bbaune@uni-muenster.de; Y Aljeesh - yjeesh@
* Corresponding author
Published: 19 May 2006 Received: 20 October 2005
Accepted: 19 May 2006
Annals of General Psychiatry 2006, 5:6 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-5-6
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Abstract
Background: The study was performed to investigate the association of psychological stress and
quality of life (QOL) among patients with the cardiovascular disease (CVD) of hypertension plus
stroke or hypertension only.
Methods: The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied to 112 hypertensive patients with
hypertension plus stroke and 224 hypertensive patients without stroke. Psychological stress was
assessed with SCL-90. Means scale scores were compared using stud
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