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June 1, 2014Revista Latino-Americana de EnfermagemOpen Access

Knowledge about hypertension and factors associated with the non-adherence to drug therapy

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Population

422 people with hypertension

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MBMayckel da Silva BarretoARAnnelita Almeida Oliveira ReinersSMSônia Silva Marcon

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Overview

Complex regimens, knowledge gaps, and dissatisfaction may drive non-adherence; cross-sectional data leave causality open for prospective trials.

Structured PICO

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Population
422 people with hypertension
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Outcome
Degree of knowledge concerning the disease and factors associated with non-adherence to anti-hypertensive drug therapypatient reported

Complex drug regimens, poor disease knowledge, and healthcare dissatisfaction are key drivers of non-adherence to anti-hypertensive therapy.

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Barreto et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a835ade2b7aeacfa1d9cff9https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3447.2442
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