Low medication adherence is associated with decline in health-related quality of life: results of a longitudinal analysis among older women and men with hypertension

Autor: Erin Peacock, Cara Joyce, Zachary Lenane, Paul Muntner, Marie Krousel-Wood, Elizabeth W. Holt, Leslie S. Craig
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Hypertension
ISSN: 1473-5598
0263-6352
DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000002590
Popis: Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the association of low antihypertensive medication adherence with decline in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over 1 year. Methods: We used data from older men and women with hypertension (n = 1525) enrolled in the Cohort Study of Medication Adherence among Older Adults. Adherence was measured using the validated self-report four-item Krousel-Wood Medication Adherence Scale (K-Wood-MAS-4) (low adherence = score ≥1) and prescription refill-based proportion of days covered (PDC) (low adherence = PDC
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