Key result
Younger patient age, lower patient involvement, older provider age, and treatment by specialty residents or physicians were associated with poorer compliance to antihypertensive medications (P<0.05).
Why the study?
What patient and physician characteristics affect compliance with antihypertensive medications?
Population
1292 patients and 656 physicians within the Veterans Health Administration
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
2 years
Authors
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Identifies high-risk groups for antihypertensive nonadherence; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before guiding practice.
Observational (n=1,292)
What patient and physician characteristics affect compliance with antihypertensive medications?
p-value: p=<0.05
Younger patients, less active patients, and patients treated by older providers, specialty residents, or physicians (vs non-physicians) are at higher risk for poor compliance with antihypertensive medications.
Ren et al. (2002) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=1,292). Patient and physician characteristics was evaluated on Compliance with antihypertensive medications (p=<0.05). Younger patient age, lower patient involvement, older provider age, and treatment by specialty residents or physicians were associated with poorer compliance to antihypertensive medications (P<0.05).
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