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ArticleAtencion primaria2015

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Verónica Victoria Márquez-Hernández, Genoveva Granados Gámez, Jesús Gil Roales-Nieto

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Article in Atencion primaria, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. A longitudinal study of symptoms beliefs in hypertension.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Verónica Victoria Márquez-HernándezDepartamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Medicina, Universidad de Almería, Almería, España. Electronic address: vmh380@ual.es.
Genoveva Granados GámezDepartamento de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Medicina, Universidad de Almería, Almería, España.
Jesús Gil Roales-NietoDepartamento de Psicología, Universidad de Almería, Almería, España.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo test the effectiveness of a program to improve treatment adherence in new onset hypertensive patients.

designThis is a quasi-experimental study. LOCATION: Four health centers in Almeria.

participantsA total of 120 subjects between 18 and 65 years, diagnosed with hypertension within the previous 12 months. MAIN MEASUREMENTS: The participants were divided into three groups: intervention group A, which received educational instruction, intervention group B, educational instruction and feedback process, and the control group C, received usual care. Adherence was determined by lifestyle (diet, physical activity, smoking, alcohol) and drug treatment.

resultsAs regards diet and physical activity, there were significant differences between performance groups after intervention (p<0,05), with better adherence levels being found in group B subjects for these variables. Better adherence to pharmacological treatment was also observed in these patients. No significant results were found regarding alcohol and smoking.

conclusionsIn the study population, patients undergoing educational instruction and feedback had better adherence levels than those who received only instruction or usual treatment.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPatient ComplianceProgram EvaluationYoung AdultCumplimiento terapéuticoEducaciónEducationFeedbackHipertensiónHypertensionPatient treatment compliance

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PMID24889381
PMCPMC6985635

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