Medication adherence beliefs of community-dwelling hypertensive African Americans

• Published in: The Journal of cardiovascular nursing Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 199
• Main Authors: Lewis, Lisa M, Askie, Pheobe, Randleman, Shirley, Shelton-Dunston, Brenda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2010
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans - education; African Americans - ethnology; African Americans - statistics & numerical data; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Family - ethnology; Female; Focus Groups; Friends - ethnology; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - ethnology; Internal-External Control; Male; Medication Adherence - ethnology; Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Nursing Methodology Research; Philadelphia - epidemiology; Professional-Patient Relations; Psychological Theory; Qualitative Research; Religion and Psychology; Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Trust - psychology; Violence - psychology; Violence - statistics & numerical data; Philadelphia

Medication adherence is low among hypertensive patients regardless of ethnic background. However, the prevalence of nonadherence is higher among African Americans when compared with their white American counterparts. Recognizing African American perspectives about their adherence to antihypertensive...