Association between social support and medication literacy in older adults with hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reduced physical function and reduced social networks place older adults with hypertension at high risk for medication-related harm. Medication literacy is one of the preventable factors that affect the success of drug therapy for hypertension. However, little is known about the level of medication literacy and its influencing factors in older adults with hypertension.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of social support and medication literacy, and the association between them in older Chinese adult patients with hypertension.

Methods

A total of 362 older adult patients with hypertension were investigated using a demographic characteristics questionnaire, the Chinese Medication Literacy Scale for Hypertensive Patients (C-MLSH

SUBMITTER: Shen Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677095 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature