Exploring the impact of depressive symptoms and medication beliefs on medication adherence in hypertension—A primary care study

Maguire, Lisa; Hughes, Carmel; McElnay, James

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2008.06.016

Cited by 65 publications

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“…Effect of age is consistent with some other studies; for example, in a study from the United Kingdom, patients over the age of 50 were found to be more adherent than those in the younger age groups [22], and in Pakistan, subjects who were less than 40 years old were less adherent than those older than 70. The highest mean adherence rate was observed in the age group 70-80 years [17].…”

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Adherence to medications and associated factors: A cross-sectional study among Palestinian hypertensive patients

Al-Ramahi¹

2014

JEGH

105

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Poor adherence to medications was very common. The findings of this study may be used to identify the subset of population at risk of poor adherence who should be targeted for interventions to achieve better blood pressure control and hence prevent complications. This study should encourage the health policy makers in Palestine to implement strategies to reduce non-compliance, and thus contribute toward reducing national health care expenditures. Better patient education and communication with healthcare professionals could improve some factors that decrease adherence such as forgetfulness and dissatisfaction with treatment.

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Adherence to medications and associated factors: A cross-sectional study among Palestinian hypertensive patients

Al-Ramahi¹

2014

JEGH

105

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“…We didn't find age as a significant variable but the odds ratio suggests that the patients with the age-group between 50 and 59 years are 1.50 times more likely to have good adherence with the medication compared to the younger age group (<50 Years). The results are found consistent from the study in United Kingdom [15]. It appears that patients have good adherence, as the patients get older.…”

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confidence: 87%

Adherence to medications among Nepali hypertensive population: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Shrestha¹,

Ferdoush²,

Rabbi³

et al. 2018

Biomed Res Clin Prac

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Background: Hypertension is a chronic medical condition, which needs an adequate management. The patients' adherence with a proper medication of hypertension is the key factor to control hypertension and to reduce the associated complications. However, poor adherence to the antihypertensive drugs is a worldwide problem, which is responsible for adverse health outcomes and thus, increases different health complexities along with health management costs. Here we aim to identify the associated factors of medication adherence among the hypertensive patients in Nepal.

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“…Þetta ógnar því trausti sem þeir bera til laekna sinna og heilbrigðiskerfisins. 3,12,13 BMQ hefur verið notaður til að meta viðhorf ýmissa sjúklinga-hópa með langvinna sjúkdóma, svo sem astma, 1,14 hjarta-og aeða-sjúkdóma, [15][16][17][18] og fleiri. 25 Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að kanna viðhorf Íslendinga til lyfja og lyfjameðferðar sem hefur lítið verið kannað á Íslandi og aldrei áður með BMQ.…”

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Icelanders' beliefs about medicines. Use of BMQ

Vilhelmsdóttir¹,

Jóhannsson²

2017

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Objective: To study beliefs held by the general public in Iceland about medicines. Methods: The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire was used to explore Icelanders' beliefs about medicines. A sample of 1500 Icelandic citizens, aged 18-75, obtained from the Social Science Research Institute was given The Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire. Results: The response rate was 61.6%. Most Icelanders have positive beliefs about their medication as well as general trust. Those who suffer from chronic diseases are more positive towards medicines than others and less inclined to view them as excessively used and harmful. Higher level of education predicts more positive beliefs towards medication - and vice versa. Gender and age do not seem to affect such beliefs. Conclusion: Gaining a better understanding of people´s beliefs about medicines and what determines these beliefs can be of considerable value in the search for ways to improve therapy and adherence, especially for those suffering from chronic diseases. Promoting education for the general public about medicines might result in less misunderstanding among patients and subsequently better grounded beliefs and more adequate therapeutic adherence.

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Exploring the impact of depressive symptoms and medication beliefs on medication adherence in hypertension—A primary care study

Cited by 65 publications

References 43 publications

Adherence to medications and associated factors: A cross-sectional study among Palestinian hypertensive patients

Adherence to medications and associated factors: A cross-sectional study among Palestinian hypertensive patients

Adherence to medications among Nepali hypertensive population: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Icelanders' beliefs about medicines. Use of BMQ

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