[Compliance with hypertension treatment: 10 years of publications in Spain].
BACKGROUND
Ten years of publications (1984-1993) about drug compliance in spanish hypertensive patients are presented.


METHODS
A bibliography search of Medline (EBSCO CD-ROM ver 104.1, act Jul 1995), Indice Médico Español (CSIC CD-ROM, act Oct 1993) and other sources has been made.


RESULTS
39 articles have been located and 23 investigational publications have been analysed. All the publications, but one, have evaluated the compliance by an indirect method, mainly patient selfdeclaration. The degree of patient compliance determined by interviews, questionnaires or inquiries is 55.5% (IC 95%: 52.7-58.3). The patient compliance in the publications that use methods based in pill counts is 46.4% (IC 95%: 41.6-51.2). The treatment dropout is present in the 18.5% of the patients (IC 95%: 20.5-16.5).


CONCLUSIONS
The drug compliance degree in Spanish patients with hypertension is low.
Puigventós Latorre
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F
Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca.
Llodrà Ortolà
V
V
Vilanova Boltó
M
M
Delgado Sánchez
O
O
Lázaro Ferreruela
M
M
Forteza-Rey Borralleras
J
J
Serra Devecchi
J
J
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012650:Self Disclosure; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
Cumplimiento terapéutico en el tratamiento de la hipertensión: 10 años de publicaciones en España.