Factors associated with non-adherence to three hypertension self-management behaviors: preliminary data for a new instrument

Source: Journal of General Internal Medicine Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References Background: Clinicians have difficulty in identifying patients who are unlikely to adhere to hypertension self-management.  Identifying non-adherence is essential to addressing suboptimal blood pressure control and high costs. Objectives: 1) To identify risk factors associated with non-adherence to three key self-management behaviours in patients with hypertension: proper medication use, diet and exercise; 2) To evaluate the extent to which an instrument designed to identify the number of risk factors present for non-adherence to each of the three hypertension self-management behaviours would be associated with self-management non-adherence and blood pressure. Design: Cross-sectional analysis of randomised trial data. Patients: 636 primary care patients with hypertension in the USA. Measurements: 1) Demographic, socioeconomic, psychosocial and health belief-related factors; 2) measures of self-reported adherence to recommended medication use, diet ...
Source: NeLM - Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Source Type: news