Trust, medication adherence, and hypertension control in Southern African American men.
We examined the relationship between trust in the medical system, medication adherence, and hypertension control in Southern African American men. The sample included 235 African American men aged 18 years and older with hypertension. African American men with higher general trust in the medical system were more likely to report better medication adherence (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06), and those with higher self-efficacy were more likely to report better medication adherence and hypertension control (OR = 1.08 and OR = 1.06, respectively).
Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA. kelder2@slu.edu
Keith
K
Elder
Zo
Z
Ramamonjiarivelo
Jacqueline
J
Wiltshire
Crystal
C
Piper
Wendy S
WS
Horn
Keon L
KL
Gilbert
Sandral
S
Hullett
Jeroan
J
Allison
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000407:Alabama / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020377:Self Efficacy; D035502:Trust; D055815:Young Adult; D016903:Drug Monitoring