Boratas Selma, Kilic Hulya Firat
Selma Boratas, M.Sc. Staff Nurse, Akdogan Health Center, Famagusta, North Cyprus, via Mersin 10 Turkey.
Hulya Firat Kilic, PhD, RN. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus, via Mersin 10 Turkey.
Pak J Med Sci. 2018 Jul-Aug;34(4):959-963. doi: 10.12669/pjms.344.14994.
This study aims to evaluate medication adherence in hypertensive patients and to identify the influential factors.
This descriptive, cross-sectional study included a total of 147 hypertensive patients who were admitted to Akdogan Health Center between December 2016 and February 2017. The Descriptive Data Form and Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale were used as the data collection tools.
The mean Medication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale score was found to be 70.29 ± 8.52. Age, duration of HT, the frequency of follow-up visit for HT, the status of taking medication regularly, the frequency of blood pressure measurement and the status of alternative method use were found to be effective in medication adherence.
Our study results suggest that medication adherence is good in patients with hypertension (HT). Factors which are effective in medication adherence should be taken into consideration, when evaluating the medication adherence in patients with HT.
本研究旨在评估高血压患者的药物依从性,并确定影响因素。
本描述性横断面研究共纳入了2016年12月至2017年2月期间入住阿克多安健康中心的147例高血压患者。使用描述性数据表格和药物依从性自我效能量表作为数据收集工具。
发现药物依从性自我效能量表的平均得分为70.29±8.52。年龄、高血压病程、高血压随访就诊频率、规律服药状况、血压测量频率和替代方法使用状况被发现对药物依从性有影响。
我们的研究结果表明,高血压患者的药物依从性良好。在评估高血压患者的药物依从性时,应考虑对药物依从性有影响的因素。