Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community.
<h4>Objectives</h4>The purposes of this study were to assess the adherence to medication of hypertensive patients visiting community health stations in a rural area in Vietnam, to examine the relationship between levels of adherence and cardiovascular risk among hypertensive patients and...
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| description | <h4>Objectives</h4>The purposes of this study were to assess the adherence to medication of hypertensive patients visiting community health stations in a rural area in Vietnam, to examine the relationship between levels of adherence and cardiovascular risk among hypertensive patients and to further understand factors influencing adherence.<h4>Methods</h4>This study is part of a prospective one-year study conducted on hypertension management in a population aged 35 to 64 years. Data on age, sex, blood pressure and blood test results were collected at baseline. Cardiovascular risk was based on the Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Model for populations in Asia. To calculate medication adherence, the number of days the drug was taken was divided by the number of days since the first day of the prescription. A threshold of 80% was applied to differentiate between adherence and non-adherence. In-depth interviews were conducted among 18 subjects, including subjects classified as adherent and as non-adherent.<h4>Results</h4>Among 315 patients analyzed, 49.8% of the patients were adherent. Qualitative investigation revealed discrepancies in classification of adherence and non-adherence based on quantitative analysis and interviews. No significant difference in medication compliance between two cardiovascular disease risk groups (<10% vs. >10% risk) was found, also not after controlling for age, sex, and ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio at 1.068; 95% CI: 0.614 to 1.857). The odds of medication adherence in females was 1.531 times higher than in males but the difference was not statistically significant (95% CI: 0.957 to 2.448). Each one-year increase in age resulted in patients being 1.036 times more likely to be compliant (95% CI: 1.002 to 1.072). Awareness of complications related to hypertension was given as the main reason for adherence to therapy.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Medication adherence rate was relatively low among hypertensive subjects. The data suggest that rather than risk profile, the factor of age should be considered for guiding the choice on who to target for improving medication adherence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-59a3920fdf864e7c9890dcbb3882f9742025-08-20T03:04:59ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01122e017120310.1371/journal.pone.0171203Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community.Thi-Phuong-Lan NguyenCatharina C M Schuiling-VeningaThi Bach Yen NguyenThu-Hang VuE Pamela WrightMaarten J Postma<h4>Objectives</h4>The purposes of this study were to assess the adherence to medication of hypertensive patients visiting community health stations in a rural area in Vietnam, to examine the relationship between levels of adherence and cardiovascular risk among hypertensive patients and to further understand factors influencing adherence.<h4>Methods</h4>This study is part of a prospective one-year study conducted on hypertension management in a population aged 35 to 64 years. Data on age, sex, blood pressure and blood test results were collected at baseline. Cardiovascular risk was based on the Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Model for populations in Asia. To calculate medication adherence, the number of days the drug was taken was divided by the number of days since the first day of the prescription. A threshold of 80% was applied to differentiate between adherence and non-adherence. In-depth interviews were conducted among 18 subjects, including subjects classified as adherent and as non-adherent.<h4>Results</h4>Among 315 patients analyzed, 49.8% of the patients were adherent. Qualitative investigation revealed discrepancies in classification of adherence and non-adherence based on quantitative analysis and interviews. No significant difference in medication compliance between two cardiovascular disease risk groups (<10% vs. >10% risk) was found, also not after controlling for age, sex, and ethnicity (adjusted odds ratio at 1.068; 95% CI: 0.614 to 1.857). The odds of medication adherence in females was 1.531 times higher than in males but the difference was not statistically significant (95% CI: 0.957 to 2.448). Each one-year increase in age resulted in patients being 1.036 times more likely to be compliant (95% CI: 1.002 to 1.072). Awareness of complications related to hypertension was given as the main reason for adherence to therapy.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Medication adherence rate was relatively low among hypertensive subjects. The data suggest that rather than risk profile, the factor of age should be considered for guiding the choice on who to target for improving medication adherence.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171203&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Thi-Phuong-Lan Nguyen Catharina C M Schuiling-Veninga Thi Bach Yen Nguyen Thu-Hang Vu E Pamela Wright Maarten J Postma Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. PLoS ONE |
| title | Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. |
| title_full | Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. |
| title_fullStr | Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. |
| title_short | Adherence to hypertension medication: Quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural Northern Vietnamese community. |
| title_sort | adherence to hypertension medication quantitative and qualitative investigations in a rural northern vietnamese community |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171203&type=printable |
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