Why the study?
The burden of hypertension is rising in India, where treatment compliance poses unique challenges and poor compliance limits clinical benefit and increases cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk.
Population
260 patients diagnosed with hypertension for more than 6 months
Design
Cross sectional study
Authors
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Low compliance in >55% of hypertensives, worse with comorbidities; leaves open effective adherence strategies in Indian settings.
A significant proportion of hypertensive patients in this Indian tertiary care setting exhibit low to moderate treatment compliance, particularly among males, the elderly, and those with comorbidities.
Damor et al. (2022) studied this question.
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