Trends in Antihypertensive Medication Discontinuation and Low Adherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries Initiating Treatment From 2007 to 2012

• Published in: Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 565 - 575
• Main Authors: Tajeu, Gabriel S, Kent, Shia T, Kronish, Ian M, Huang, Lei, Krousel-Wood, Marie, Bress, Adam P, Shimbo, Daichi, Muntner, Paul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Heart Association, Inc 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Cohort Studies; Ethnicity; Female; Humans; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - epidemiology; Male; Medicare - statistics & numerical data; Medication Adherence - ethnology; Medication Adherence - statistics & numerical data; Needs Assessment; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Poisson Distribution; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; United States; cardiovascular disease; epidemiology; risk factors; medication adherence; hypertension; medicare; trends

Low antihypertensive medication adherence is common. During recent years, the impact of low medication adherence on increased morbidity and healthcare costs has become more recognized, leading to interventions aimed at improving adherence. We analyzed a 5% sample of Medicare beneficiaries initiating...