Determinants of hypertension treatment adherence among a Chinese population using the therapeutic adherence scale for hypertensive patients.

ABSTRACT: To assess the adherence level of antihypertensive treatment and identify any associated risk factors in a sample of hypertensive patients from China.A cross-sectional study involving 488 Chinese hypertensive patients was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Xi'an, China. Data were collected regarding socio-demographic factors and hypertension-related clinical characteristics. The adherence to treatment was assessed using the previously validated instrument: therapeutic adherence scale for hypertensive patients.A total of 27.46% of patients were compliant with their antihypertensive treatments. Three factors were identified to be independently associated with antihypertensive treatment adherence: gender (P = .034), residence (P = .029), duration of high blood pressure (P < .001). Gender, res

SUBMITTER: Pan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635171 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature