Medication non-adherence in hypertensive patients understanding the mire

Shatakshi Lall, Pankaj Nainwal, Akbar Nawaz

Graphic Era Hill University, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is considered one of the leading global health concerns that require a lifelong treatment. High Blood Pressure or Hypertension is found to be the chief cause of adult mortality across the whole world and is estimated to cause more than 13% of deaths on a yearly basis. Poor rate of adherence to the described medication plan is found to be a major public health challenge in different age groups of individuals suffering with hypertension. This study is carried out to spread knowledge about the concept of adherence, various causes and consequence of non-adherence. The present study was conducted in 320 individuals. Out of 320 individuals 20 individuals were such who did not completely fill the form. After analysing the result 58% of the subjects were found to be non-adherent to anti-hypertensive medications. Men were found to be more non- adherent as compared to women. The main reason of being non-adherent was found to be the complexity of drug regimen. If the theory of medication adherence is made known to the public there can be an improvement in the adherence rate.

Keywords:

Hypertension, Non-adherence, Anti-hypertensive drugs, Drug regimen, Measuring adherence