Adherence in hypertension: a review of prevalence, risk factors, impact, and management

M Burnier, BM Egan - Circulation research, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
The global epidemic of hypertension is largely uncontrolled and hypertension remains the
leading cause of noncommunicable disease deaths worldwide. Suboptimal adherence …

Factors affecting therapeutic compliance: A review from the patient's perspective

J **, GE Sklar, V Min Sen Oh… - Therapeutics and clinical …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To explore and evaluate the most common factors causing therapeutic non-
compliance. Methods A qualitative review was undertaken by a literature search of the …

Primary medication non-adherence: analysis of 195,930 electronic prescriptions

MA Fischer, MR Stedman, J Lii, C Vogeli… - Journal of general …, 2010 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Non-adherence to essential medications represents an
important public health problem. Little is known about the frequency with which patients fail …

Predictors of adherence with antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapy

RH Chapman, JS Benner, AA Petrilla… - Archives of internal …, 2005 - jamanetwork.com
Background Patients with comorbid hypertension and dyslipidemia are at high risk for
cardiovascular disease, which can be considerably mitigated by treatment. Adherence with …

Medication adherence: a key factor in achieving blood pressure control and good clinical outcomes in hypertensive patients

M Krousel-Wood, S Thomas, P Muntner… - Current opinion in …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
On the basis of published studies, a conceptual framework of factors that affect patient
adherence is presented. Recognizing patient nonadherence to medical therapy as a factor …

Medication adherence among hypertensive patients of primary health clinics in Malaysia

A Ramli, NS Ahmad, T Paraidathathu - Patient preference and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Poor adherence to prescribed medications is a major cause for treatment failure,
particularly in chronic diseases such as hypertension. This study was conducted to assess …

Resistant hypertension: an overview of evaluation and treatment

PA Sarafidis, GL Bakris - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2008 - jacc.org
Resistant hypertension is defined as failure to achieve goal blood pressure (BP) when a
patient adheres to the maximum tolerated doses of 3 antihypertensive drugs including a …

Worldwide epidemic of hypertension

A Chockalingam, NR Campbell, JG Fodor - Canadian journal of cardiology, 2006 - Elsevier
The World Health Report 2002 identified hypertension, or high blood pressure, as the third
ranked factor for disability-adjusted life years. Hypertension is one of the primary risk factors …

The impact of compliance with osteoporosis therapy on fracture rates in actual practice

JJ Caro, KJ Ishak, KF Huybrechts, G Raggio… - Osteoporosis …, 2004 - Springer
Background: Clinical trials have demonstrated that drug therapy can reduce osteoporosis-
related fracture risk in women over 50 years of age. Noncompliance could considerably limit …

A critical review of medication adherence in hypertension: barriers and facilitators clinicians should consider

SM Hamrahian, OH Maarouf, T Fülöp - Patient preference and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Hypertension is a global public health problem, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide.
Impacting all human societies and socioeconomic strata, it remains the major modifiable risk …