Prevalence and Predictors of Poor Antihypertensive Medication Adherence in an Urban Health Clinic Setting
Why the study?
What are the prevalence and predictors of poor antihypertensive medication adherence in an urban health clinic setting?
Population
295 hypertensive patients in an urban health clinic setting who reported taking antihypertensive medication
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Prevalent poor adherence in urban clinics may warrant focused assessment in Black adults and men; hypothesis-generating for equity-focused interventions.
Structured PICO
What are the prevalence and predictors of poor antihypertensive medication adherence in an urban health clinic setting?
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Population
295 hypertensive patients in an urban health clinic setting who reported taking antihypertensive medication
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Outcome
Medication adherence assessed by an 8-item scale via telephone questionnairepatient reported
In an urban clinic setting, poor antihypertensive medication adherence is common and associated with being male, Black, caring for dependents, and having poor doctor-patient communication.
Cite This Study
Hyre et al. (2007) studied this question.