Factors Associated with Antihypertensive Medication Non-Adherence: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Lebanese Hypertensive Adults

• Published in: Patient preference and adherence Vol. 14; pp. 663 - 673
• Main Authors: Abbas, Hanine, Kurdi, Mazen, de Vries, Frank, van Onzenoort, Hein A W, Driessen, Johanna H M, Watfa, Myriam, Karam, Rita
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.2020; Dove; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Age groups; antihypertensive medications; Antihypertensives; Automation; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Cardiology; condition-related factor; Cross-sectional studies; Gender differences; Health behavior; Health insurance; Hypertension; lebanon; Marital status; non-adherence; Original Research; Patient compliance; patient-related factors; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors; Lebanon; Lebanon; non-adherence; patient-related factors; antihypertensive medications; condition-related factor

Poor adherence to antihypertensives is associated with negative outcome of the disease as well as loss of health-care resources. Addressing the epidemic of poor adherence requires identifying factors associated with this behaviour. The aim of this study is to describe adherence to antihypertensive m...