TY - JOUR
T1 - Antihypertensive medication compliance
T2 - A comparison between Brazilian men and women
AU - Daniel, Ana Carolina Queiroz Godoy
AU - Machado, Juliana Pereira
AU - dos Santos, Claudia Benedita
AU - Hayashida, Miyeko
AU - de Sales, Paloma César
AU - Bezzera, Simone Maria Muniz da Silva
AU - Chyun, Deborah
AU - Veiga, Eugenia Velludo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Ana Carolina QGD, et al.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Medication compliance is a challenge for patients and health professionals. The aim of this work was to compare the degree of antihypertensive medication compliance between Brazilian men and women.Methods: From March to May 2009, we conducted a non-experimental, comparative study, which analysed a sample of 80 patients diagnosed with HTN who were undergoing medical treatment and had been admitted to a hospital in the state of São Paulo.Results: Most patients in the sample were women (66.2%), white (81.2%), married (55%), and with a lower educational level (80%). Their mean age was 62 years (SD= 14.1). Approximately forty-nine percent (49.1%) of the women and thirty-seven percent (37%) of the men from the sample complied with the treatment (p=0.307), however differences were observed in the individual compliance-related behaviours.Conclusions: Although this study did not show a statistically significant association between genders in relation to medication compliance, gender differences in compliance-related behaviours deserves attention. Therefore, we suggest that additional studies focusing on gender-difference be conducted so that individualized interventions can be developed.
AB - Background: Hypertension is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Medication compliance is a challenge for patients and health professionals. The aim of this work was to compare the degree of antihypertensive medication compliance between Brazilian men and women.Methods: From March to May 2009, we conducted a non-experimental, comparative study, which analysed a sample of 80 patients diagnosed with HTN who were undergoing medical treatment and had been admitted to a hospital in the state of São Paulo.Results: Most patients in the sample were women (66.2%), white (81.2%), married (55%), and with a lower educational level (80%). Their mean age was 62 years (SD= 14.1). Approximately forty-nine percent (49.1%) of the women and thirty-seven percent (37%) of the men from the sample complied with the treatment (p=0.307), however differences were observed in the individual compliance-related behaviours.Conclusions: Although this study did not show a statistically significant association between genders in relation to medication compliance, gender differences in compliance-related behaviours deserves attention. Therefore, we suggest that additional studies focusing on gender-difference be conducted so that individualized interventions can be developed.
KW - Drug effects
KW - Hypertension
KW - Hypertension pharmacology
KW - Hypertension therapy
KW - Patient compliance
KW - Patient compliance
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U2 - 10.4172/2155-9880.1000328
DO - 10.4172/2155-9880.1000328
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84907487203
SN - 2155-9880
VL - 5
JO - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology
JF - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology
IS - 8
M1 - 1000328
ER -