Population
68 hypertensive patients (64.71% women, average age 63.9 years) at a teaching outpatient clinic.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Emotional factors predominate in non-adherence; hypothesis-generating for psychological interventions, needs prospective validation.
A high prevalence of non-adherence to hypertension treatment was observed, with emotional factors being the primary reported reason, suggesting a need for psychological support in hypertension management.
Dosse et al. (2009) studied this question.