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ArticleJournal of general and family medicine2019

The association between physician's affiliation and patients' adherence to their antihypertensive medication and pharmaceutical knowledge.

Shinji Matsumura, Kazuhiro Watanabe, Shunichi Fukuhara

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Shinji MatsumuraMatsumura Clinic Tokyo Japan.
Kazuhiro WatanabeCenter for Education & Research on Clinical Pharmacy Showa Pharmaceutical University Tokyo Japan.
Shunichi FukuharaDepartment of Healthcare Epidemiology , Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health Kyoto University Kyoto Japan.

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Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to examine whether or not the type of physician is associated with the knowledge of and adherence to hypertensive medication among patients.

methodsThe study was a self-administered questionnaire survey among patients who submitted their prescriptions for antihypertensive drugs to 13 pharmacies in Japan in 2006. We compared patients' knowledge of their medications and the self-reported adherence according to the type of physician.

resultsA total of 736 patients were surveyed, and 687 (362 from clinics and 325 from hospitals) were analyzed. In total, 51.8% of the patients correctly named their antihypertensive medicine, with no significant differences observed between clinics and hospitals (51.4% in clinics vs 52.3% in hospitals;

conclusionsAbout 75% answered that they were taking their medication as instructed. No significant differences were observed in responses based on the physician's affiliation. Further studies are needed to achieve better patient's adherence and pharmaceutical knowledge.

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adherencechronic conditionhypertensionpatient–physician relationships

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PMID30631655
PMCPMC6321828

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