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December 1, 2023Journal of Family Medicine and Primary CareOpen Access

Prevalence of good adherence to medication was 70.83% (n=129) and good life-style modifications was 70.17% (n=127).

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Why the study?

The burden of hypertension is expected to double by 2025 and adherence to treatment has a key role in disease outcome, motivating an assessment of adherence to medication and lifestyle modifications.

Population

182 hypertensive patients above 30 years attending urban health centres of a teaching hospital

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

PVPavani VarmaAMAnu MohandasPRPratyusha Ravulapalli

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Overview

These adherence levels may guide urban primary care counseling; leaves open prospective links to BP control and outcomes.

Structured PICO

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Population
182 hypertensive patients above 30 years attending an urban health centre of a teaching hospital in Hyderabad, mean age 55 years.
I
Intervention
Assessment of adherence to medication and life-style modifications
O
Outcome
Level of adherence to medication (using Morisky medication adherence scale) and life-style modificationspatient reported

In a cross-sectional study of hypertensive patients in Hyderabad, approximately 70% demonstrated good adherence to both medication and lifestyle modifications.

Cite This Study

Varma et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e0309331f16ef469fbf33https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_588_23
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