Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit

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Autor(a) principal: Demoner,Márcia Simonia
Data de Publicação: 2012
Outros Autores: Ramos,Edivan Rodrigo de Paula, Pereira,Eliane Ramos
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002012000800005
Resumo: OBJECTIVES: To analyze the adherence of patients to antihypertensive treatment conducted in a Primary Care Unit (PCU), as well as the related factors of low adherence to this therapy. METHODS: A quantitative, descriptive exploratory study of hypertensive patients interviewed in a PCU, using the Morisky-Green Test for assessing adherence or nonadherence with antihypertensive treatment. RESULTS: A prevalence of 64% of patients who were nonadherent to antihypertensive therapy was identified, and this was significantly related to the variables of: age, occupation, obesity, lack of other chronic disease, lack of employment, continuous use of prescription drugs, misunderstanding of the medical recommendations, and ignorance of the name of antihypertensive medication use. CONCLUSION: We found a high prevalence (64%) of patients nonadherent to therapy, that was significantly associated with users who were: in the youngest age group, working, and presenting with overweight or obesity.
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spelling Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unitPatient complianceHypertension/therapyAntihypertensive agentsHealth educationOBJECTIVES: To analyze the adherence of patients to antihypertensive treatment conducted in a Primary Care Unit (PCU), as well as the related factors of low adherence to this therapy. METHODS: A quantitative, descriptive exploratory study of hypertensive patients interviewed in a PCU, using the Morisky-Green Test for assessing adherence or nonadherence with antihypertensive treatment. RESULTS: A prevalence of 64% of patients who were nonadherent to antihypertensive therapy was identified, and this was significantly related to the variables of: age, occupation, obesity, lack of other chronic disease, lack of employment, continuous use of prescription drugs, misunderstanding of the medical recommendations, and ignorance of the name of antihypertensive medication use. CONCLUSION: We found a high prevalence (64%) of patients nonadherent to therapy, that was significantly associated with users who were: in the youngest age group, working, and presenting with overweight or obesity.Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo2012-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002012000800005Acta Paulista de Enfermagem v.25 n.spe1 2012reponame:Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)instacron:USP10.1590/S0103-21002012000800005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessDemoner,Márcia SimoniaRamos,Edivan Rodrigo de PaulaPereira,Eliane Ramoseng2013-03-20T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0103-21002012000800005Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/apePUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpape@unifesp.br||schirmer.janine@unifesp.br1982-01940103-2100opendoar:2013-03-20T00:00Acta Paulista de Enfermagem (Online) - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
title Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
spellingShingle Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
Demoner,Márcia Simonia
Patient compliance
Hypertension/therapy
Antihypertensive agents
Health education
title_short Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
title_full Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
title_fullStr Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
title_full_unstemmed Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
title_sort Factors associated with adherence to antihypertensive treatment in a primary care unit
author Demoner,Márcia Simonia
author_facet Demoner,Márcia Simonia
Ramos,Edivan Rodrigo de Paula
Pereira,Eliane Ramos
author_role author
author2 Ramos,Edivan Rodrigo de Paula
Pereira,Eliane Ramos
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Demoner,Márcia Simonia
Ramos,Edivan Rodrigo de Paula
Pereira,Eliane Ramos
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Patient compliance
Hypertension/therapy
Antihypertensive agents
Health education
topic Patient compliance
Hypertension/therapy
Antihypertensive agents
Health education
description OBJECTIVES: To analyze the adherence of patients to antihypertensive treatment conducted in a Primary Care Unit (PCU), as well as the related factors of low adherence to this therapy. METHODS: A quantitative, descriptive exploratory study of hypertensive patients interviewed in a PCU, using the Morisky-Green Test for assessing adherence or nonadherence with antihypertensive treatment. RESULTS: A prevalence of 64% of patients who were nonadherent to antihypertensive therapy was identified, and this was significantly related to the variables of: age, occupation, obesity, lack of other chronic disease, lack of employment, continuous use of prescription drugs, misunderstanding of the medical recommendations, and ignorance of the name of antihypertensive medication use. CONCLUSION: We found a high prevalence (64%) of patients nonadherent to therapy, that was significantly associated with users who were: in the youngest age group, working, and presenting with overweight or obesity.
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