Health-Related Quality of Life,Subjective Health Complaints,Psychological Distress and Coping in Pakistani Immigrant Women With and Without the Metabolic Syndrome |
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Authors: | Victoria Telle Hjellset Camilla M Ihlebæk Benedikte Bjørge Hege R Eriksen Arne T Høstmark |
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Institution: | 1.Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine,University of Oslo,Oslo,Norway;2.Uni Health,University of Bergen,Bergen,Norway;3.Research group for Nature, Health and Quality of Life, IHA,University of Life Sciences (UMB),?s,Norway;4.Department of Nutrition,University of Oslo,Oslo,Norway;5.Faculty of Psychology,University of Bergen,Bergen,Norway |
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Abstract: | The increasingly high number of immigrants from South-East Asia with The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is an important challenge
for the public health sector. Impaired glucose is essential in MetS. The blood glucose concentration is not only governed
by diet and physical activity, but also by psychological distress which could contribute to the development of MetS. The aim
of this study is to describe health-related quality of life, subjective health complaints (SHC), psychological distress, and
coping in Pakistani immigrant women, with and without MetS. As a part of an randomized controlled intervention study in Oslo,
Norway, female Pakistani immigrants (n = 198) answered questionnaires regarding health related quality of life, SHC, psychological
distress, and coping. Blood variables were determined and a standardized oral glucose tolerance test was performed. The participants
had a high score on SHC and psychological distress. About 40% of the participants had MetS, and this group showed significantly
lower general health, lower physical function, and more bodily pain, than those without MetS. Those with MetS also had more
SHC, depressive symptoms, higher levels of somatisation, and scored significantly lower on the coping strategy of active problem
solving. Pakistani immigrant women seem to have a high prevalence of SHC and psychological distress, especially those with
MetS. |
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