Assessment of medication adherence among hypertensive patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India

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dc.contributor.authorThiruvengadam, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorB, Ien_US
dc.contributor.authorA, VVVen_US
dc.contributor.authorS, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:43:01Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:43:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hypertension is a chronic disorder and a prevalent non-communicable disease in India. With the increasing burden of hypertension, adherence to antihypertensive therapy plays a vital role to control blood pressure and preventing its complications. Therefore, this study was done in our tertiary care hospital to understand the medication adherence level in hypertension patients. Aims and Objectives: To assess adherence to antihypertensive medications in hypertensive patients using pre-tested structured questionnaire. Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted for 3 months in 100 hypertensive patients. The adherence status of patients to antihypertensive medications was assessed using an eight-item Morisky’s Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8). Results: Majority of the study participants in our study were >50 years (68%) and females (64%). We observed that patients taking combination therapy better adhered to medication than monotherapy. We assessed in detail the medication adherence level among study participants using MMAS-8 and analyzed the reasons for non-adherence. Conclusion: The medication adherence rate in our study was found to be moderate to high, which needs to be maintained to attain optimal clinical benefit and also to prevent hypertension-related complications.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pharmacology, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationThiruvengadam R, B I, A VVV, S S.. Assessment of medication adherence among hypertensive patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2023 Jun; 13(6): 1282-1288en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-3206
dc.identifier.issn2320-4672
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218109
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMrs Dipika Charan of MedScience (India) Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber6en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.5455/njppp.2023.13.04214202301052023en_US
dc.subjectMedication Adherenceen_US
dc.subjectHypertensionen_US
dc.subjectMorisky’s Medication Adherence Scaleen_US
dc.subjectAntihypertensive Drugsen_US
dc.subjectAssessmenten_US
dc.subjectNon adherenceen_US
dc.titleAssessment of medication adherence among hypertensive patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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