Medication Adherence: Assess Compliance and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients

Abstract

Background: Health care decision-makers require more information on differences in compliance rates associated with antihypertensive drugs and the implications of these differences for health care utilization and costs. This community- based prospective study was conduct to Assess hypertensive patients’ compliance with their prescribed regimen. Method: This is a cross-sectional community- based prospective study. Four hundred hypertensive patients were selected from OPD of tertiary care center hospital Delhi. Data were collect through a structured questionnaire and then analyzed by SPSS. Results: The finding of this study shows that the majority of the selected patients belonged to the old age group. Females were slightly more than males. . A total of 56% of patients were fully compliant with their antihypertensive treatments. Two factors were identified to be independently associated with compliance: gender (P=0.51), Age (P=1.10).educational status (P=0.028) were found to have significant effects on compliance Conclusion: Patients’ compliance need to improve for that we need pharmacists adhere to their new role that requires proper dispensing practices. There is persistence and improvement in compliance to antihypertensive medications after an education of the patients about hypertension and its complications. Education about hypertension knowledge should be strengthened for patients Patient compliance need to improve for that we need to make a guideline for pharmacists adhere to their new role that requires proper dispensing practices.