The purpose of this study is to characterize Vietnamese policemen with hypertension, to report the proportion of hypertension control and medication adherence in Vietnamese policemen, and to explore cultural and clinical factors related to antihypertensive medication adherence. A cross-sectional study design was used. A convenience sample of 100 policemen with hypertension was recruited in Viet...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to evaluate the factors affecting medication adherence in geriatric diabetic patients treated at private clinics and tertiary hospitals. We compared the factors affecting medication adherence between these two patient groups. METHODS We included 108 diabetic patients older than 65 years treated at one tertiary hospital and 157 patients older than 65 years t...

Medication adherence contributes significantly to symptom remission, recovery and wellbeing in mental illnesses. We evaluated how medication adherence correlates with clinico-demographic factors and quality of life (QoL) in a sample of Nigerians with schizophrenia. This descriptive cross-sectional study involved 160 randomly selected participants with confirmed diagnosis of schizophrenia based ...

abstract background: the introduction of antiretroviral therapy has caused a remarkable decrease in the occurrence of diseases and mortality among hiv‑positive patients, while this success has not been achieved among injection addicts due to a low adherence to antiretroviral medicine. this study aims at clarifying the important factors affecting adherence to treatment in addicts suffering from ...

BACKGROUND In Western countries, better knowledge about patient-related determinants of treatment adherence (medication and lifestyle) is needed to improve treatment adherence and outcomes among hypertensive ethnic minority patients of African descent. OBJECTIVE To identify patient-related determinants of adherence to lifestyle and medication recommendations among hypertensive African Surinam...

CONTEXT Uncontrolled hypertension attributable to low medication adherence may cause such serious complications as cardiovascular disease and stroke. OBJECTIVES To estimate adherence to antihypertensive drug medication of the nation's representative sample in South Korea and to identify factors affecting medication adherence. DATA SOURCES We obtained claims data and qualification data of co...

OBJECTIVE This study assessed relationships among internalizing symptoms, barriers to medication adherence, and medication adherence in adolescents with solid organ transplants. METHOD The sample included 72 adolescents who had received solid organ transplants. Multiple mediator models were tested via bootstrapping methods. RESULTS Bivariate correlations revealed significant relationships b...

BACKGROUND Poor adherence is an obstacle in therapeutic control of diabetes. Despite the advances in the treatment of diabetes mellitus over the years, diabetes places an immense burden on the individuals living with the condition, their families and the overall health care system. OBJECTIVE Evaluation of the impact of medication adherence on the clinical outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients ...

OBJECTIVES To examine the issue of accurate adherence assessment and illustrate methodologies for correcting parent-reported medication adherence. METHODS 40 children with inflammatory bowel disease provided medication adherence data using electronic monitoring. Parents provided subjective reports of medication adherence. Receiver operating characteristic analyses were used to examine the det...

Introduction: A high level of adherence to prescribed medication is essential to obtain the desired outcomes in patients of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Non-adherence to medication leads to increased morbidity and mortality. Non-adherence to medication has not been studied extensively in patients of CKD in India. Objective: To study the prevalence and predictors of medication non-adherence in ...