Effect of general practitioner education on adherence to antihypertensive drugs: cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the impact of a simple educational package for general practitioners on adherence to antihypertensive drugs.

Design

Cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Six randomly selected communities in Karachi, Pakistan.

Participants

200 patients with hypertension taking antihypertensive drugs; 78 general practitioners.

Intervention

Care by general practitioners specially trained in management of hypertension compared with usual care.

Main outcome measure

Correct dosing, defined as percentage of prescribed doses taken, measured with electronic medication event monitoring system (MEMS) bottle.

Results

200 patients were enrolled, and 178 (89%) successfully completed six weeks of follow-up. Adherence was significantly greate

SUBMITTER: Qureshi NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2078673 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature