Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy
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Resumo: | Introduction and objectives: Patient knowledge about hypertension is an important patientrelated determinant for poor blood pressure control and is a target for more effective interventions. We aimed to evaluate hypertensive patients’ knowledge and awareness about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs about their medication and their adherence to antihypertensive therapy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients attending one of the participating pharmacies and taking at least one antihypertensive drug. Data on personal and family history were collected, and Portuguese versions of the Hypertension Knowledge Test (HKT), Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), and short version of the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension questionnaire (MUAH-16) were administered. Results: A total of 240 patients were enrolled. The mean number of antihypertensive drugs used was 1.62±0.99, with 15.4% of patients treated with three or more drugs. More than 80% of patients knew the blood pressure therapeutic goals and identified overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and salt as risk factors for hypertension. Conversely, the majority of the patients were not aware of the asymptomatic characteristics of hypertension and believed that antihypertensive treatment had to be used for a limited time duration. Negative and significant correlations were found between the HKT and negative attitudes toward medication, but no association was found with positive attitudes. |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapyAvaliação do conhecimento dos doentes hipertensos portugueses sobre hipertensão e sua influência nas crenças e adesão à terapêuticaHypertensionHealth knowledgeMedication adherenceQuestionnairesHipertensãoConhecimento em saúdeAdesão à terapêuticaIntroduction and objectives: Patient knowledge about hypertension is an important patientrelated determinant for poor blood pressure control and is a target for more effective interventions. We aimed to evaluate hypertensive patients’ knowledge and awareness about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs about their medication and their adherence to antihypertensive therapy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients attending one of the participating pharmacies and taking at least one antihypertensive drug. Data on personal and family history were collected, and Portuguese versions of the Hypertension Knowledge Test (HKT), Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), and short version of the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension questionnaire (MUAH-16) were administered. Results: A total of 240 patients were enrolled. The mean number of antihypertensive drugs used was 1.62±0.99, with 15.4% of patients treated with three or more drugs. More than 80% of patients knew the blood pressure therapeutic goals and identified overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and salt as risk factors for hypertension. Conversely, the majority of the patients were not aware of the asymptomatic characteristics of hypertension and believed that antihypertensive treatment had to be used for a limited time duration. Negative and significant correlations were found between the HKT and negative attitudes toward medication, but no association was found with positive attitudes.terapêuticaResumoIntroduc¸ão e objetivos: O conhecimento dos doentes sobre hipertensão é um importante fatorassociado ao mau controlo da pressão arterial e é uma das variáveis consideradas para desenharintervenc¸ões mais efetivas. O nosso objetivo foi avaliar o conhecimento dos doentes hipertensossobre hipertensão e determinar a sua influência nas crenc¸as sobre medicac¸ão e na adesão àterapêutica destes doentes.Métodos: Estudo transversal. Doentes adultos que se dirigiram a uma das farmácias partic-ipantes e a tomar pelo menos um medicamento anti-hipertensor foram convidados. Foramrecolhidos dados sobre a história familiar e pessoal e administradas as versões portuguesas dosquestionários Hypertension Knowledge Test (HKT), Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)e versão curta do Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension questionnaire (MUAH-16).Resultados: Foram incluídos 240 doentes no estudo. O número médio de anti-hipertensores uti-lizados foi 1,62±0,99, usando 15,4% dos doentes três ou mais fármacos. Mais de 80% dos doentessabia os valores de pressão arterial ideais e reconheceram obesidade, sedentarismo e sal comofatores de risco para a hipertensão. No entanto, a maioria dos doentes não estava ciente dascaracterísticas assintomáticas da hipertensão e acreditava que os anti-hipertensores deviam serutilizados por tempo limitado. Correlac¸ões negativas e significativas foram encontradas entreo score obtido no HKT e as atitudes negativas em relac¸ão à medicac¸ão, mas não foi encontradanenhuma associac¸ão com as atitudes positivas.Conclusões: Os doentes hipertensos têm um bom conhecimento sobre os fatores de risco dahipertensão, mas não sobre o seu tratamento. Aumentar os conhecimentos dos doentes sobrehipertensão pode reduzir as atitudes negativas associadas à medicac¸ão, mas provavelmentenão terá nenhum impacto nas atitudes positivas.2022info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10316/101062http://hdl.handle.net/10316/101062https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2021.02.020eng08702551Cabral, Ana C.Lavrador, MartaFernandez-Llimos, FernandoCastel-Branco, MargaridaFigueiredo, Isabel Vitóriainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-13T21:48:01Zoai:estudogeral.uc.pt:10316/101062Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T21:18:20.644426Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy Avaliação do conhecimento dos doentes hipertensos portugueses sobre hipertensão e sua influência nas crenças e adesão à terapêutica |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy Cabral, Ana C. Hypertension Health knowledge Medication adherence Questionnaires Hipertensão Conhecimento em saúde Adesão à terapêutica |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy |
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Evaluation of a sample of Portuguese hypertensive patients’ knowledge about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs and adherence to therapy |
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Cabral, Ana C. |
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Cabral, Ana C. Lavrador, Marta Fernandez-Llimos, Fernando Castel-Branco, Margarida Figueiredo, Isabel Vitória |
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Lavrador, Marta Fernandez-Llimos, Fernando Castel-Branco, Margarida Figueiredo, Isabel Vitória |
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Cabral, Ana C. Lavrador, Marta Fernandez-Llimos, Fernando Castel-Branco, Margarida Figueiredo, Isabel Vitória |
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Hypertension Health knowledge Medication adherence Questionnaires Hipertensão Conhecimento em saúde Adesão à terapêutica |
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Hypertension Health knowledge Medication adherence Questionnaires Hipertensão Conhecimento em saúde Adesão à terapêutica |
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Introduction and objectives: Patient knowledge about hypertension is an important patientrelated determinant for poor blood pressure control and is a target for more effective interventions. We aimed to evaluate hypertensive patients’ knowledge and awareness about hypertension and its influence on their beliefs about their medication and their adherence to antihypertensive therapy. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adult patients attending one of the participating pharmacies and taking at least one antihypertensive drug. Data on personal and family history were collected, and Portuguese versions of the Hypertension Knowledge Test (HKT), Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ), and short version of the Maastricht Utrecht Adherence in Hypertension questionnaire (MUAH-16) were administered. Results: A total of 240 patients were enrolled. The mean number of antihypertensive drugs used was 1.62±0.99, with 15.4% of patients treated with three or more drugs. More than 80% of patients knew the blood pressure therapeutic goals and identified overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and salt as risk factors for hypertension. Conversely, the majority of the patients were not aware of the asymptomatic characteristics of hypertension and believed that antihypertensive treatment had to be used for a limited time duration. Negative and significant correlations were found between the HKT and negative attitudes toward medication, but no association was found with positive attitudes. |
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