title: Correlation between compliance regimens with health locus of control in patients with hypertension.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Epidemiological changes leading to chronic diseases are becoming more important day by day. Hypertension is also known as a chronic disease. Worldwide prevalence of hypertension have caused serious complications. The disease has become a health problem in all communities. This research aims at analyze the correlation between compliance with the treatment regimen and health locus of control in hypertension patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, 130 patients diagnosed with high blood pressure have been included using convenience sampling. Information has been gathered including demographic data, compliance with the treatment regimen and health locus of control. The patient's blood pressure was measured twice and the mean was compared with the first blood pressure recorded in medical records. Data were analyzed using SPSS 17.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results showed that there is a direct correlation between the adherence to the treatment regimen with internal health locus of control. In patients with internal health locus of control, better compliance with treatment regimen was detected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Health locus of control is associated with treatment regimen. Considering health locus control can help nurses and managers in their health programs and also can motivate patients to participate in their self-care and improve patients care quality.
authors.affiliation: M.Sc. in Nursing, Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran. Tahermohammad38@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taher
authors.affiliation: M.Sc. in Nursing, Medical-Surgical Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Zahrasb16@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Safavi Bayat
authors.affiliation: M.Sc. in Nursing, Medical-Surgical Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. n.zandi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kianoush
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niromand Zandi
authors.affiliation: PhD student of Biostatistics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ghasemi.erfan87@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Erfan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.affiliation: M.Sc. in Nursing, Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran. hamid_abredari@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abredari
authors.affiliation: PhD of Health Education, Health Education and Health Promotion Department, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
authors.forename: Mahmood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karimy
authors.affiliation: PhD candidate in Nursing Education, Medical-Surgical Department, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Arak university of Medical Sciences , Arak , Iran. abedi30@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Ahmad Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Abedi
keywords: health; hypertension; locus; treatment