Knowledge about hypertension and factors associated with the non-adherence to drug therapy

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Mayckel Da Silva Barreto¹  Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners¹  Sonia Silva Marcon¹ 

关键词: Hypertension;    Medication Adherence;    Risk Factors;    Health Knowledge;    Attitudes;    Practice;    Nursing;    Hipertensão;    Adesão à Medicação;    Fatores de Risco;    Conhecimentos;    Atitudes e Prática em Saúde;    Enfermagem;    Hipertensión;    Cumplimiento de la Medicación;    Factores de Riesgo;    Conocimientos;    Actitudes y Prática en Salud;    Enfermería;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.3447.2442

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVES: to identify the degree of knowledge of people with hypertension concerning the disease and to verify the factors associated with the non-adherence to anti-hypertensive drug therapy.METHOD: Cross sectional study, involving 422 people. Data collection took place at their homes, between December 2011 and March 2012, through interviews using the following instruments: Medication Adherence Questionnaire (MAQ-Q), Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI) and a guide with questions related to sociodemographic profile, satisfaction with healthcare service and knowledge about the disease.RESULTS: 42.6% did not adhere to the drug therapy and 17.7% had poor knowledge about the disease. Factors associated with the non-adherence were: complex drug therapy, poor knowledge about the disease and dissatisfaction with the healthcare service.CONCLUSION: The findings reinforce that the complex drug therapy prescriptions, little knowledge about the disease and dissatisfaction with the healthcare service have influence on the process of non-adherence to anti-hypertensive drug therapy.

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