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ArticleClinical interventions in aging2016

The influence of frailty syndrome on medication adherence among elderly patients with hypertension.

Beata Jankowska-Polańska, Krzysztof Dudek, Anna Szymanska-Chabowska, Izabella Uchmanowicz

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Article in Clinical interventions in aging, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Beata Jankowska-PolańskaDepartment of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University.
Krzysztof DudekDepartment of Logistic and Transport Systems, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Wroclaw University of Technology.
Anna Szymanska-ChabowskaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Occupational Diseases, Hypertension and Clinical Oncology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Izabella UchmanowiczDepartment of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University.
Wroclaw Medical University · PLWrocław University of Science and Technology · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHypertension affects about 80% of people older than 80 years; however, diagnosis and treatment are difficult because about 55% of them do not adhere to treatment recommendations due to low socioeconomic status, comorbidities, age, physical limitations, and frailty syndrome.

aimsThe purposes of this study were to evaluate the influence of frailty on medication adherence among elderly hypertensive patients and to assess whether other factors influence adherence in this group of patients. METHODS AND

resultsThe study included 296 patients (mean age 68.8±8.0) divided into frail (n=198) and non-frail (n=98) groups. The Polish versions of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI) for frailty assessment and 8-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale for adherence assessment were used. The frail patients had lower medication adherence in comparison to the non-frail subjects (6.60±1.89 vs 7.11±1.42;

conclusionFrailty is highly prevalent among elderly hypertensive patients. Higher level of frailty among elderly patients can be considered as a determinant of lower adherence. However, social support and knowledge about complications of untreated hypertension are the most important independent determinants of adherence to pharmacological treatment.

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Drug MonitoringAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsComorbidityEnvironmentFemaleFrail ElderlyFrailtyGeriatric AssessmentHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedPolandAntihypertensive Agentsageingfrailty syndromegeriatric syndromehypertensionmedication adherence

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