title: [Hypertension and medication compliance: a challenge every day].
abstract: Hypertension is a cardiovascular risk factor frequently encountered in everyday practice. A drug therapy is often necessary to normalize blood pressure. However, despite adequate intensive drug treatment, adequate blood pressure target are not reached. Lack of adherence to treatment is often the cause. This article reviews various techniques for assessing patients' adherence and offers several ways to improve it.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne.
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vuignier
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Waeber
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne.
authors.forename: Grégoire
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wuerzner
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D004349:Drug Packaging; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D055118:Medication Adherence / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Therapietreue; adhérence thérapeutique; hypertension résistante; resistant hypertension; therapierefratärem Bluthochdruck; treatment adherence