Adherence to prescribed antihypertensive medication among patients with depression in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive patients with depression have a higher mortality rate and a worse prognosis compared with hypertensive only. Depression may reduce medication adherence in hypertension patients.

Methods

This study includes respondents in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2005 to 2018 who had previously been diagnosed with hypertension. Medication adherence was defined as taking medication as recommended by a physician. The depressive state was assessed using the patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-9.

Results

Nine thousand one hundred eighty-six respondents were included in the analysis. Medication adherence was associated with depression (odds ratio [OR]: 1.48, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.26 to1.75) and depression

SUBMITTER: Liu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9720997 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature