Self-care and adherence to medication: a survey in the hypertension outpatient clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-care practices for patients with hypertension include adherence to medication, use of blood pressure self-monitoring and use of complementary and alternative therapies (CAM) The prevalence of CAM use and blood pressure self-monitoring have not been described in a UK secondary care population of patients with hypertension and their impact on adherence to medication has not been described. Adherence to medication is important for blood pressure control, but poor adherence is common. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of self-care behaviours in patients attending a secondary care hypertension clinic.

Methods

Cross-sectional questionnaire survey. 196 patients attending a secondary care hypertension clinic in a teaching hospital serving a multiethnic popu

SUBMITTER: Gohar F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2259297 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature