کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3815928 1246111 2008 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Exploring the impact of depressive symptoms and medication beliefs on medication adherence in hypertension—A primary care study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پزشکی و دندانپزشکی (عمومی)
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Exploring the impact of depressive symptoms and medication beliefs on medication adherence in hypertension—A primary care study
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the levels of adherence in a sample of hypertensive patients being cared for in primary care in Northern Ireland and to explore the impact of depressive symptoms and medication beliefs on medication adherence.MethodsThe study was conducted in 97 community pharmacies across Northern Ireland. A questionnaire containing measures of medication adherence, depressive symptoms and beliefs about medicines was completed by 327 patients receiving antihypertensive medications.ResultsAnalysis found that 9.3% of participants were non-adherent with their antihypertensive medication (self-report adherence scale) and 37.9% had scores indicative of depressive symptoms as determined by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). In the univariate analysis, concerns about medications had negative effects on both adherence and depressive symptomatology. However, logistic regression analysis revealed that patients over the age of 50 were more likely to be adherent with their medication than those younger than 50. Depressive symptomatology and medication beliefs (concerns) were not significantly related to adherence in the regression analysis.ConclusionDepressive symptomatology was high in the sample as measured by the CES-D. Age was the only significant predictor of medication adherence in this population.Practice implicationsHealth care professionals should consider the beliefs of the patient about their hypertensive medications and counsel younger patients on adherence.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Patient Education and Counseling - Volume 73, Issue 2, November 2008, Pages 371–376
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