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
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These adherence levels may guide urban primary care counseling; leaves open prospective links to BP control and outcomes.
In a cross-sectional study of hypertensive patients in Hyderabad, approximately 70% demonstrated good adherence to both medication and lifestyle modifications.
Varma et al. (2023) studied this question.