Behavior pattern A and compliance with antihypertensive treatment.
An analysis was performed on cross-sectional data on 512 hypertensive patients to look at the association of behavior pattern A (coronary prone behavior) and compliance with therapy. In a home interview behavior pattern A was assessed by a questionnaire (The Bortner scale), compliance by a vignette, and blood pressure was measured. Noncompliers showed a higher degree of Type A characteristics, that is there was a significant negative association between behavior pattern A and compliance (p = 0.02). It is proposed that a new variable, behavior pattern A, should be considered in future research on compliance.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014434:Type A Personality