title: [Adherence of hypertensive patients to drug treatment].
abstract: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study, conducted in a center of Hypertension and Metabolism, which aimed to identify adherence to drug therapy in hypertensive patients, and to identify the factors, directly related to the patient, associated with this adherence. The sample consisted of 77 patients and the instrument used to verify patient compliance was the Measure of Adherence to Treatment and a semi-structured questionnaire consisting of factors for non-adherence to drug treatment. The results showed adherence of 87% of hypertensive patients. Factors directly related to the patient, which were associated with the adherence, were: the place of origin; patients' self-assessment of blood pressure levels; willingness to abandon treatment and patient acceptance of the disease.
authors.forename: Amanda Silva de Macêdo
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: Juliana de Lima
authors.initials: Jde L
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Alba Lúcia Bottura Leite
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: de Barros
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016903:Drug Monitoring
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents