ASSESSMENT OF ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY
Prevalencia y determinantes de adherencia a terapia antihipertensiva en pacientes de la Región Metropolitana
Author
Varleta, Paola; Fundación Salud y Corazón, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.
Hospital DIPRECA
Akel, Carlos; Fundación Salud y Corazón, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.
Universidad de Chile
Acevedo, Mónica; Fundación Salud y Corazón, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.
Universidad Católica de Chile
Salinas, Claudia; Fundación Salud y Corazón, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.
Pino, Javier; CIAE ( Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Educación) , Universidad de Chile
Opazo, Viviana; Fundación Salud y Corazón, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular.
Universidad Autónoma
García, Ana; CESFAM Ossandón, Comuna de la Reina, Santiago, Chile
Echegoyen, Carolina; CESFAM Santa Amalia, Comuna de la Florida, Santiago
Rodriguez, Daniel; CESFAM Presidenta Michelle Bachelet, Comuna de Maipu
Gramusset, Lissette; CESFAM Gustavo Molina, Comuna de Pudahuel
León, Sandra; CESFAM Ignacio Domeyko, Comuna de Santiago Centro
Cofré, Pedro; CESFAM Anibal Ariztía, Comuna de Las Condes
Hernández, Hilda; CESFAM Padre Gerardo Whelan, Comuna Peñalolen
Neira, Patricia; CESFAM Dr. Agustín Cruz Melo, Comuna Independencia
Retamal, Raquel; CESFAM Santa Julia, Comuna Macul,
Petit, Gloria; CESFAM Felix de Amesti, Comuna Macul
Moya, Natalia; CESFAM Santiago Occidente de Carabineros de Chile, Comuna Estación Central
Abstract
Background: Lack of adherence with medications is the main cause of antihypertensive treatment failure. Aim: To assess adherence to antihypertensive drugs and its determinants. Material and methods: The Morinsky-Green questionnaire to determine treatment adherence was applied to 310 hypertensive patients from primary care centers, aged 60 ± 10 years (65% females) in treatment for 4 ± 1 months. Socio-demographic features, use of medications and quality of life using EQ5D questionnaire were also assessed. Results: Twenty percent of patients were diabetic and 19% were smokers. Fifty four percent were adherent to therapy. A higher age and being unemployed were associated with a higher compliance. The main reasons to justify the lack of adherence were forgetting to take the pills in 67% and adverse effects in 10%. Only diastolic pressure was lower in adherent patients, compared with their non-adherent counterparts (78±12 and 81±17 mmHg, respectively p Background: Lack of adherence with medications is the main cause of antihypertensive treatment failure. Aim: To assess adherence to antihypertensive drugs and its determinants. Material and methods: The Morinsky-Green questionnaire to determine treatment adherence was applied to 310 hypertensive patients from primary care centers, aged 60 ± 10 years (65% females) in treatment for 4 ± 1 months. Socio-demographic features, use of medications and quality of life using EQ5D questionnaire were also assessed. Results: Twenty percent of patients were diabetic and 19% were smokers. Fifty four percent were adherent to therapy. A higher age and being unemployed were associated with a higher compliance. The main reasons to justify the lack of adherence were forgetting to take the pills in 67% and adverse effects in 10%. Only diastolic pressure was lower in adherent patients, compared with their non-adherent counterparts (78±12 and 81±17 mmHg, respectively p
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