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March 1, 2019Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and GerontologyOpen Access

Non adherence to Antihypertensive medications among hypertensive elderly patients in outpatient geriatric clinic

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Why the study?

Non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment is a major obstacle in blood pressure control that predisposes to complications, prompting the need to assess adherence and associated factors in elderly patients.

What is the prevalence of and factors associated with non-adherence to antihypertensive medications among elderly hypertensive patients?

Population

160 elderly hypertensive patients from el Demerdash outpatient clinic, Ain Shams university hospital, Cairo, Egypt

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

SHSarah A. HamzaRARania El AkkadEAEkramy Essa Abdelrahman

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Overview

Nonadherence in 63% of elderly hypertensives was associated with sociodemographic factors; hypothesis-generating for targeted interventions, prospective studies needed.

Key Points

  • To determine adherence rates to antihypertensive medications among elderly patients and identify factors associated with poor adherence.
  • Cross-sectional study involving 160 elderly hypertensive patients from el Demerdash outpatient clinic, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.
  • Adherence was assessed using the Hill Bone scale.
  • 62.7% of patients were non-adherent to antihypertensive medications, while 37.3% were adherent.
  • Significant influencing factors include sociodemographic variables such as age, marital status, education, income, and occupation.

Structured PICO

What is the prevalence of and factors associated with non-adherence to antihypertensive medications among elderly hypertensive patients?

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Population
160 elderly hypertensive patients from el Demerdash outpatient clinic, Ain Shams university hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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Outcome
Adherence to antihypertensive medications assessed using the Hill bone scale, and factors associated with poor adherencepatient reported

A high prevalence (62.7%) of non-adherence to antihypertensive medications was found among elderly patients in an Egyptian clinic, highlighting the need for targeted health education and counseling.

Cite This Study

Hamza et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7a7bc78a3ae1c74232cf52https://doi.org/10.21608/ejgg.2019.30888
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