Why the study?
Does education about medication importance and consequences of non-adherence improve compliance in hypertensive patients?
Population
40 hypertensive patients
Comparison
Education about the importance of medication and… vs Control group
Design
Other
Authors
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May support education to improve adherence in hypertension; hypothesis-generating and requires larger randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does education about medication importance and consequences of non-adherence improve compliance in hypertensive patients?
Patient education regarding the importance of medication and the consequences of non-adherence significantly improves treatment compliance in hypertensive patients.
Saounatsou et al. (2001) studied this question.
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