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November 24, 2022Medical ScienceOpen Access

Impact of patients’ knowledge of hypertension on adherence to antihypertensive drugs in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia

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Why the study?

Non-adherence to treatment contributes to unreached target blood pressure, and the association between hypertension knowledge and drug adherence needed evaluation in Qassim region.

Population

452 hypertensive patients at Family Medicine clinics in Qassim region

Design

Cross-sectional survey study

Authors

AAAbdulrhman AldukhayelKing Edward Medical UniversitySASulaiman Saleh AlmarshoudKing Fahad Specialist HospitalMAMohammad AldekhailQassim University

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Overview

May support knowledge-enhancing strategies to improve adherence; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.

Structured PICO

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Population
452 hypertensive patients in Qassim region, Saudi Arabia, 56.4% female, 36.1% aged 31-50 years.
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Outcome
Association between hypertension knowledge (assessed by Hypertension Knowledge Test) and adherence to antihypertensive drugs (assessed by General Medication Adherence Scale)patient reported

Patients with hypertension in the Qassim region showed a high level of adherence to their antihypertensive drugs and moderate knowledge of their disease, with a significant positive correlation between knowledge and adherence.

Cite This Study

Aldukhayel et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ce66654044168e37bf67dhttps://doi.org/10.54905/disssi/v26i129/ms490e2547
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