ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2023
A cross-sectional study on adherence to treatment and life-style modifications in hypertensive patients attending the urban health centre of a teaching hospital in Hyderabad.
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Introduction: The burden of hypertension is expected to double by 2025 and adherence to treatment has a key role in disease outcome. The World Health Organization defines adherence as the extent to which a person's behaviour of taking medication, following a diet and/or exceeding life-style changes, corresponds with the agreed recommendations of health care providers. The study tries to assess the level of adherence to medication and life-style modifications in hypertensive patients. Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study among patients attending urban health centres of a teaching hospital. The study population included all hypertensive patients above 30 years. Based on the prevalence of non-adherence to hypertensive medication, 70% of the sample size is calculated as 182. A Morisky medication adherence scale is used to find adherence to treatment. Life-style modification was also assessed. Scoring was done based on their adherence to treatment and life-style modifications and quantified. Results: The mean age of the study population was 55 years (38-80 years). In total, 58.33% were illiterate and 21% were retired from work. Around 87.5% had to spend money on medication. Mean weight, height, hip and waist circumference was 66 kg, 157 cm, 108 cm and 100 cm, respectively. Mean BMI was 26.6. Prevalence of good adherence to medication was 129 (70.83%) and that of good life-style modifications was 127 (70.17%). Conclusion: The adherence to medication and life-style modification was satisfactory. Family physicians have a key role in Non communicable diseases (NCD) management and should focus on ongoing education programmes for treatment adherence and life-style modifications at a community level, and grass-root level workers should conduct regular follow-up activities.
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