Determinants of medication adherence to antihypertensive medication / Ver-Angelo Alcoriza.

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Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: Fairview, Quezon City Department of Community and Family Medicine, FEU-NRMF, 2018Description: 30 pages: illustrations (some colored); 28 cmContent type:

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Summary: ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to assess the determinants of adherence to anthihypertensive medications in a hospital in Fairview, Quezon City, Philippines. The participants answered the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8 (MMAS-8) and an interview questionnaire about related factors that determine adherence to medication. From a total of 1778 participants, 44 were adherent to antihypertensive medication with adherence rate of 24.72%. Among the related factors, patients related factors showed that it was only forgetfulness as the significant predictor of good adherence to antihypertensive medications.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Theses	Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Theses	MCFM20180013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T001938

Includes appendices and bibliographical references.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to assess the determinants of adherence to anthihypertensive medications in a hospital in Fairview, Quezon City, Philippines. The participants answered the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8 (MMAS-8) and an interview questionnaire about related factors that determine adherence to medication. From a total of 1778 participants, 44 were adherent to antihypertensive medication with adherence rate of 24.72%. Among the related factors, patients related factors showed that it was only forgetfulness as the significant predictor of good adherence to antihypertensive medications.

Department of Community & Family Medicine

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