Key result
Intentional and unintentional non-adherence behaviors showed no statistically significant associations with medication adherence in hypertensive patients (mean adherence score 4.75/5).
Population
73 patients with hypertension attending the outpatients' clinics of two university hospitals
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Null associations between non-adherence behaviors and adherence scores warrant no practice change; leaves open multidimensional assessment value in prospective hypertension studies.
Cross-Sectional (n=73)
Yes
Patients exhibit both intentional and unintentional dimensions of medication non-adherence, suggesting that nurses and clinicians should adopt a broader approach to assess and intervene in non-adherent behaviors.
Lehane et al. (2007) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=73). Intentional and unintentional medication non-adherence was evaluated on Relationships between medication adherence and purposeful actions (intentional non-adherence), patterned behaviours (unintentional non-adherence) and demographic variables. Intentional and unintentional non-adherence behaviors showed no statistically significant associations with medication adherence in hypertensive patients (mean adherence score 4.75/5).
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