April 1, 2011Patient Preference and AdherenceOpen Access

Understanding barriers to medication adherence in the hypertensive population by evaluating responses to a telephone survey

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Why the study?

What are the specific patient-reported barriers influencing nonadherence to antihypertensive medications?

Population

8,692 nonadherent hypertensive patients, mean age 63.4 years.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

KNKavita V. NairEmory University SJSaira JanHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey DBDaniel BellettiAstraZeneca (United Kingdom)

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Suggests targeting forgetfulness over copays in counseling; leaves open whether reminders improve adherence in prospective studies.

Structured PICO

What are the specific patient-reported barriers influencing nonadherence to antihypertensive medications?

Population

8,692 nonadherent hypertensive patients (health plan members with at least two prescriptions for antihypertensive medications in 2008, medication possession ratio [MPR] <80%), mean age 63.4 years.

Intervention

Telephone survey to identify patient-reported barriers to medication adherence

Outcome

Patient-reported barriers to medication adherencepatient reported

Forgetfulness and disruption of daily routines, rather than medication cost, are the primary patient-reported barriers to antihypertensive medication adherence.

Cite This Study

Nair et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a829d22342cda0577239a7e https://doi.org/10.2147/ppa.s18481

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Understanding barriers to medication adherence in the hypertensive population by evaluating responses to a telephone survey

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Understanding barriers to medication adherence in the hypertensive population by evaluating responses to a telephone survey

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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