ArticleThe Journal of cardiovascular nursing
The Relationship Among Health Beliefs, Depressive Symptoms, Medication Adherence, and Social Support in African Americans With Hypertension.
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- A Systematic Review of Quantitative Studies of Depression and Loneliness in Black Women with Hypertension in the United States.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Pooled it
- Psychological determinants of medication adherence in patients with hypertension: a systematic review and meta‑analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Role of Perceived Social Support in Adherence to Antihypertensives and Controlled Hypertension: Findings of a Community Survey from Urban Nepal.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Unveiling the Nexus: Depressive Symptoms and Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Patients' Self-care: A Systematic Review.Materia socio-medica · 2024Review
- Challenges to dietary hypertension self-management as described by a sample of African American older adults.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2022Article
- Social Support and Self-Efficacy as Mediating Factors Affecting the Association Between Depression and Medication Adherence in Older Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Multiple Mediator Model with a Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Medication Adherence and Perceived Social Support of Hypertensive Patients in China: A Community-Based Survey Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going?International journal of nursing studies · 2021Article
- Investigating Relationships Between Hypertension, Sleep, and Cognitive Risk in an Underserved Community.Online journal of rural nursing and health care : the official journal of the Rural Nurse Organization · 2020Article
- The association between social support and medication adherence in patients with hypertension: A systematic review.Pharmacy practiceArticle
- The Effect of Contextualized Racial and Gendered Stressors, Social Support, and Depression on Hypertension Illness Perceptions and Hypertension Medication Adherence in Young African American Women With Hypertension.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingObservational
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Abstract
backgroundAfrican Americans are disproportionately affected by hypertension and have lower medication adherence when compared to other racial groups. Antecedent factors such as beliefs surrounding hypertension, the presence or absence of social support, and depressive symptoms have not been extensively studied collectively in relation to hypertension medication adherence in African Americans.
objectiveTo determine the associations among demographic and clinical factors, depressive symptoms, hypertension beliefs, and social support with blood pressure medication adherence in middle-aged African American adults with a diagnosis of hypertension.
methodsA cross-sectional study of (N = 120) African Americans (mean age, 49 years; 22.5% men) with a current diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, including hypertension, who reported having and taking a prescribed blood pressure-lowering medication were included. Descriptive statistics, bivariate correlation analysis, and logistic regression using odds ratio were used to examine the effects of high blood pressure beliefs, social support, and depression on medication adherence.
resultsA small but significant relationship was found between medication adherence and number of comorbidities (r = 0.19, P = .04). In a multivariate regression model, after controlling for gender, comorbidities remained associated with medication adherence (β = 0. 77, P = .04). Depressive symptoms, high blood pressure beliefs, and social support did not have a significant relationship with medication adherence.
conclusionsMultiple comorbidities may have a positive impact upon medication adherence. Further study is needed in a larger sample of African Americans who have a diagnosis of hypertension in addition to other comorbidities requiring medication management.
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