Why the study?
Does social support improve adherence to healthy lifestyle and treatment medication in hypertensive patients?
Population
Hypertensive patients
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Functional social support may aid adherence in hypertension; supports targeted assessment but leaves open causal effects pending interventional trials.
Does social support improve adherence to healthy lifestyle and treatment medication in hypertensive patients?
Functional social support, rather than structural support, is significantly associated with better treatment adherence in hypertensive patients.
Magrin et al. (2014) studied this question.
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