Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications was observed in 12.3% of patients, with uncontrolled blood pressure (OR 2.86, P=0.003) and poor monitoring (OR 2.39, P=0.004) as major risk factors.
Cross-Sectional (n=302)
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What is the prevalence of nonadherence to antihypertensive medications and its associated risk factors among hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia?
Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications in this Saudi cohort was 12.3% and was significantly associated with younger age, poor monitoring, and uncontrolled blood pressure.
OBJECTIVES: Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications has not been assessed in the Saudi population. The aim of this study was to address and evaluate the magnitude of nonadherence among hypertensive patients and the risk factors associated with it. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on hypertensive patients who attended the general internal medicine clinics at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, using a questionnaire that was modified after reviewing the literature. Hypertensive patients were labeled as nonadherent if they missed their medications for a total of 7 days during the previous month. RESULTS: A total of 302 patients participated in the study, of whom 63% were females with a mean age of 64 years, and 64% were illiterate. The prevalence of nonadherence to medications among hypertensive patients was found to be 12.3%. Poor disease knowledge was reported in 80% of patients, while 66% of the patients had poor monitoring of their disease. Younger age (≤65 years), poor monitoring, and uncontrolled blood pressure (BP ≥140/90 mmHg) were the predictor factors associated with nonadherence (odds ratio OR =2.04, P=0.025; OR=2.39, P=0.004; and OR=2.86, P=0.003, respectively). CONCLUSION: Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications is lower than that previously reported in the literature. Younger age, uncontrolled BP, and poor monitoring are the main risk factors associated with nonadherence.
Ghobain et al. (Mon,) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=302). Antihypertensive medications was evaluated on Prevalence of nonadherence to antihypertensive medications. Nonadherence to antihypertensive medications was observed in 12.3% of patients, with uncontrolled blood pressure (OR 2.86, P=0.003) and poor monitoring (OR 2.39, P=0.004) as major risk factors.
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