Why the study?
Does higher adherence to antihypertensive medication improve blood pressure control in hypertensive subjects?
Population
203 hypertensive subjects
Comparison
High or moderate adherence to antihypertensive… vs Relatively low adherence to the same…
Design
Cohort, Subjects were randomly assigned to a daily regimen of a combination…
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Low adherence was associated with poorer BP control; leaves open whether adherence interventions improve outcomes in hypertension.
Does higher adherence to antihypertensive medication improve blood pressure control in hypertensive subjects?
Low adherence (<90%) to antihypertensive medication is significantly associated with poorer blood pressure control compared to moderate or high adherence.
Matsumura et al. (2013) studied this question.
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