Association of family history of hypertension with preventive attitudes and quality of life in turkish population: A cross-sectional study.
İ, V., E, S., K, İ., A, J., F, Y., AT, G., S, H., & G, T. (2026). Association of family history of hypertension with preventive attitudes and quality of life in turkish population: A cross-sectional study.. Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000049358
İ V, E S, K İ, A J, F Y, AT G, et al. Association of family history of hypertension with preventive attitudes and quality of life in turkish population: A cross-sectional study.. Medicine. 2026; doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000049358
İ V, E S, K İ, et al. Association of family history of hypertension with preventive attitudes and quality of life in turkish population: A cross-sectional study.[J]. Medicine. 2026. DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000049358.
@article{2026,
author = {Vergili İ and Sepci E and İncesu K and Jahangirfard A and Yilmaz F and Güven AT and Hidiroğlu S and Tazegül G},
title = {Association of family history of hypertension with preventive attitudes and quality of life in turkish population: A cross-sectional study.},
journal = {Medicine},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1097/MD.0000000000049358},
note = {PMID: 42332462},
}
TY - JOUR AU - Vergili İ AU - Sepci E AU - İncesu K AU - Jahangirfard A AU - Yilmaz F AU - Güven AT AU - Hidiroğlu S AU - Tazegül G TI - Association of family history of hypertension with preventive attitudes and quality of life in turkish population: A cross-sectional study. T2 - Medicine PY - 2026 DO - 10.1097/MD.0000000000049358 AN - PMID:42332462 ER -
Hypertension is more common among patients with a family history of hypertension (FHH). However, it is not known whether FHH is associated with hypertension-preventive attitudes in normotensive individuals and their cardiovascular disease-specific quality of life. A comparative cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary care hospital in Turkey. Patients were grouped based on whether they had FHH or not. Demographics, socioeconomic, and lifestyle characteristics were collected via a structured questionnaire developed by researchers. Hypertension-preventive attitudes were assessed via the Hypertension Prevention Attitudes Scale (HPAS). Quality of life was assessed via the Heart Quality of Life Scale (HeartQoL-TR). Linear regression was performed. 152 participants were included with 1:1 distribution. 68.4% were female, the mean age was 34 ± 10, and 63.2% had a level of education above high school. The FHH group's HPAS score was 5.3 points higher (112.3 ± 11.1 vs 107.0 ± 12.2, P = .006). HeartQoL-TR scores were similar. In multivariate analysis, FHH and higher levels of education were associated with higher HPAS scores, but not with HeartQoL-TR scores. FHH was associated with higher hypertension-preventive attitude scores in this young and educated Turkish population. However, due to the cross-sectional design and reliance on self-reported measures, the observed associations should be interpreted cautiously and do not allow causal inference.