Determination of level of self‐reported adherence of antihypertensive drug(s) and its associated factors among patient with hypertension at a tertiary care center

Autor: Laxman Bhusal, Bishnu Deep Pathak, Bishal Dhakal, Nabin Simkhada, Neeraj Sharma, Binit Upadhaya Remi, Sushil Adhikari, Prakash Raj Oli, Shashank Neupane, Binod Limbu, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Vol 24, Iss 11, Pp 1444-1450 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1751-7176
1524-6175
DOI: 10.1111/jch.14592
Popis: Abstract The study aimed to determine the level of self‐reported adherence to antihypertensive drug(s) and its associated factors among patient with hypertension at a tertiary care center. The authors performed hospital based observational cross‐sectional study using semi‐structured questionnaires, WHO STEP tool and Hill and Bone high blood pressure compliance scale from December 1, 2021 to February 28, 2022. Descriptive statistics, Chi‐square/Fisher's exact test and non‐parametric tests were used for statistical analysis. Among 150 cases included in the study, majority (94, 62.67%) had good adherence based on Hill and Bone high blood pressure compliance scale with adherence level labelled as “good adherence” (score 3) and “not good adherence” (score
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