Key result
Low medication adherence affects ~50% of rural hypertensive patients, linked to older age and lower income.
Why the study?
Patient nonadherence to prescribed antihypertensive medication is a challenge in controlling hypertension and its complications in rural populations.
Population
422 patients with hypertension in a rural population of Bajestan, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
Comparison
None; determinants of medication adherence examined
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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May support adherence screening in similar rural populations; leaves open whether targeting these factors improves outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=422)
Nearly half of hypertensive patients in a rural Iranian population exhibit low medication adherence, which is significantly influenced by socioeconomic, therapy-related, and health system factors.
Esmaeili et al. (2016) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=422). Socioeconomic, health system, therapy, and patient-related factors was evaluated on Medication adherence measured by the 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). In a rural Iranian population of 422 hypertensive patients, 49.5% had low medication adherence, which was significantly associated with factors including older age, lower education, and lower income.
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