Diet and Attitude as Predictors to the Compliance on Medication Regimen among Hypertensive Unit Heads/Unit Managers

Factors influencing medication compliance among hypertensive older African American adults.

OBJECTIVE The purpose was to gain an indepth understanding of the factors influencing hypertension medication compliance among hypertensive older African Americans. DESIGN Qualitative descriptive. In depth semistructured interviews were conducted with 28 patients. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed by the Colaizzi-style method. SETTING Patients at a cardiovascular clinic in...

Associations among medication regimen complexity, medical specialty, and medication possession ratio in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients

The aim of this study was to explore the associations among the medication regimen complexity index (MRCI), medical specialty, and medication possession ratio (MPR) in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients.Data from 19,859 newly diagnosed hypertensive patients were collected from 2,000,000 random samples of the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. All study participants were f...

Interpersonal Dependency and Social Support as the Predictors of Resilience among Hypertensive Patients with the Mediating Role of Hope

Background and Objectives: Today, hypertension is one of the most common cardiovascular disorders being prevalent in developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the role of interpersonal dependence and social support with the mediation of hope affecting the resilience of patients with high blood pressure.   Methods: The statistical population of the study included all patients ...

Medication compliance among children.

Non-compliance to Anti-hypertensive Medication and Its Associated Factors among Hypertensives.

BACKGROUND Non-compliance to anti-hypertensive drugs can have negative impact on cardiovascular outcome. Various studies have been conducted on the issue but the factors are not yet explored properly, particularly in Pakistan. This study was conducted to determine the frequency and factors associated with non-compliance to anti-hypertensive medications in Karachi. METHODS This descriptive cro...