THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICATION ADHERENCE ASSESSMENT FOR HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS

Abstract

The burden of uncontrolled hypertension remains a worldwide issue. Suboptimal adherence is a leading cause of uncontrolled blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Our study aimed to evaluate the factors associated with medication nonadherence for patients suffering from hypertension. Understanding how these factors (including demographic, socioeconomic, concomitant medical-behavioral conditions, therapy-related, patient, healthcare team and system-related factors) are associated with nonadherence is useful in hypertension management

Keywords

• adherence
• antihypertensive drugs
• hypertension