Key result
Hypercholesterolemia is linked to ~8-fold higher odds of antihypertensive non-adherence among hospital workers.
Why the study?
What are the rates and factors associated with antihypertensive treatment adherence among hospital workers with hypertension?
Cross-Sectional (n=108)
What are the rates and factors associated with antihypertensive treatment adherence among hospital workers with hypertension?
Odds Ratio: 8.1
p-value: p=0.024
A high rate of non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment (79.6%) was observed among hospital workers, significantly associated with hypercholesterolemia and missed medical appointments.
Indicates possible adherence gaps in hospital workers; leaves open the need for prospective studies on associated factors before guiding interventions.
OBJECTIVE: to assess antihypertensive treatment adherence and associated factors in workers from a hospital. METHOD: cross-sectional research, consisting of 108 workers who self-reported as being hypertensive. Associations between sociodemographic, work and health variables were assessed regarding adherence. RESULTS: the mean age was 44.2 years, with predominance of the female sex and workers from the nursing area. Through blood pressure measurement, 25% of participants were classified as non-controlled hypertensive patients. Approximately 88% reported taking some sort of medication; however, 79.6% did not adhere to the antihypertensive treatment. In the multiple regression analysis, the independent factors for non-adherence were hypercholesterolemia (OR=8.10; p=0.024) and missing medical appointments (OR=4.06; p=0.048). CONCLUSION: we verified a significant percentage of non-adherence. Since hypertension and cholesterol are asymptomatic diseases that require continuous treatment, hypertensive patients have difficulties to understand the importance of adhering to the treatment, even being health professionals or working in hospitals.
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Feriato et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=108). Hypercholesterolemia and missing medical appointments was evaluated on Non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment (OR 8.10, p=0.024). Hypercholesterolemia (OR 8.10, p=0.024) and missing medical appointments (OR 4.06, p=0.048) were independent risk factors for non-adherence to antihypertensive treatment among hospital workers.
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