Key result
Emotional burden and coping strategies drive hypertension medication non-adherence, highlighting the need for psychological support.
Why the study?
Medication non-adherence is a major contributor to poor blood pressure control and increases cardiovascular risk among patients with hypertension, but qualitative experiences and perceptions remain to be explored.
Population
Hypertensive patients
Design
Descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured in-depth interviews
Authors
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May inform tailored adherence counseling in hypertension care; leaves open whether addressing reported barriers improves outcomes.
Emotional burden, cognitive representations, and coping strategies interplay to contribute to medication non-adherence in hypertensive patients, highlighting the need for psychological support and cognitive interventions.
Yao et al. (2026) studied Hypertension. Medication non-adherence in hypertensive patients is driven by the interplay of emotional burden, cognitive representations, and coping strategies, highlighting the need for psychological support.
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