| Autor: |
Rowa’ Al-Ramahi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 5, Iss 2 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2210-6006 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jegh.2014.05.005 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To assess adherence of Palestinian hypertensive patients to therapy and to investigate the effect of a range of demographic and psychosocial variables on medication adherence. Methods: A questionnaire-based, cross-sectional descriptive study was undertaken at a group of outpatient clinics of the Ministry of Health, in addition to a group of private clinics and pharmacies in the West Bank. Social and demographic variables and self-reported drug adherence (Morisky scale) were determined for each patient. Results: Low adherence with medications was present in 244 (54.2%) of the patients. The multivariate logistic regression showed that younger age ( |
| Databáze: |
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