Association between health belief and medication adherence in hypertensive patients

VernacularTitle:健康信念对高血压患者服药依从性的影响研究
Author: Yue ZHAO ; Weilin QI ; Bin WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Hypertension; Patient compliance; Health behavior
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2015;14(4):261-265
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objectives To investigate the association between health belief and medication adherence in hypertensive patients.Methods A total of 232 hypertensive patients who visited Outpatient Department of Huashan Hospital between October 2013 and May 2014 were recruited in this cross-section study.The degree of medication adherence was measured with Morisky scale and health belief was evaluated with questionnaires of Health Belief Model (HBM).Results Of the 232 participants,61 (26.3％),51 (22.0％) and 120 (51.7％) showed low,medium and high medication adherence in Morisky scale,respectively.Logistic analysis showed that the perceived susceptibility (P ＜ 0.001),and cues to action (P =0.004) were positively correlated,and perceived barriers (P ＜ 0.001) was negatively correlated with medication adherence of patients.Conclusion Effective interventions to improve antihypertensive medication adherence should increase perceived susceptibility,cues to action,and reduce the barriers to medication adherence of patients.