Mental health, binge drinking, and antihypertension medication adherence.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relationship between self-reported mental health and binge drinking, as well as health status, sociodemographic, social support, economic resource, and health care access indicators to antihypertension medication adherence.


METHODS
Analysis of 2003 California Health Interview Survey data.


RESULTS
Having poor mental health days predicted medication nonadherence, whereas binge drinking did not. Nonadherence predictors included younger age, Latino, non-US citizen, uninsured, less education, and no regular medical care. Adherence predictors were older age, African American, having prescription insurance, a college degree, poor health, comorbid diabetes or heart disease, and overweight or obese.


CONCLUSIONS
Better mental health may improve medication adherence among hypertensive individuals.
Banta
Jim E
JE
Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, CA 92350, USA. jbanta@llu.edu
Haskard
Kelly B
KB
Haviland
Mark G
MG
Williams
Summer L
SL
Werner
Leonard S
LS
Anderson
Donald L
DL
DiMatteo
M Robin
MR
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents