Key result
Self-concept is linked to therapeutic regimen adherence in hypertensive outpatients.
Why the study?
Although drug treatment for hypertension is available, only 30% of hypertensive patients have controlled hypertension, and non-adherence to health regimens is recognized as a nursing diagnosis.
Cross-Sectional (n=120)
May inform adherence support in hypertension clinics; hypothesis-generating for self-concept interventions.
Background and aim Although drug treatment for hypertension is available , but just 30% hypertensive patients have controlled hypertension. Nowadays non adherence to recommended health regimen is accepted as a nursing diagnosis by American Nurses Association. The aim of this study was to determine correlation between self-concept (according to Roy Adaptation Model) and adherence to therapeutic health regimen in hypertensive outpatients who attended to one of hospitals affiliated to Uremia University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.
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Ashktorab et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=120). Self-concept according to Roy Adaptation Model was evaluated on Correlation between self-concept and adherence to therapeutic regimen. There was a significant correlation between self-concept based on the Roy Adaptation Model and adherence to therapeutic regimens in hypertensive outpatients.
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