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ArticleNursing open2023

The relationship between trust, belief and adherence among patients who complain of hypertension in Ghana.

Kennedy Dodam Konlan, Kennedy Diema Konlan, Juliana Asibi Abdulai, Joel Afram Saah, Abdul Razak Doat, Roberta Mensima Amoah, Iddrisu Mohammed

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Article in Nursing open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors.

Kennedy Dodam KonlanDepartment of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-0588-5496
Kennedy Diema KonlanDepartment of Public Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0002-1994-3792
Juliana Asibi AbdulaiUniversity of Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
Joel Afram SaahUniversity of Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-6574-2695
Abdul Razak DoatNursing and Midwifery Training School, Tamale, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-4273-5243
Roberta Mensima AmoahUniversity of Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana.
Iddrisu MohammedNursing and Midwifery Training School, Tamale, Ghana.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimWe determined the relationship between trust, belief and adherence among patients who complain of hypertension in Ghana.

designA cross-sectional design was used.

methodWe sampled 447 Ghanaians with hypertension receiving care at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Data were collected using a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire. Data analyses were conducted with the aid of Stata 15.0.

resultsThere is low belief and trust in the biomedical treatment for hypertension. Only 36.9% of the respondents said they adhered to treatment with females expressing higher level of adherence. Trust and belief in allopathic care were associated with adherence to treatment. It is recommended that health workers identify effective ways of improving patients' trust in the allopathic care for hypertension through teaching and re-enforcement models to enhance treatment adherence and reduce the complications of hypertension. Patient or Public Contribution.

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HypertensionTrustCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHospitals, TeachingHumansbeliefhypertensiontreatment adherencetrust

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PMID37211746
PMCPMC10415991

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