Different aspects of adherence to antihypertensive treatments.
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res
; 4(3): 317-33, 2004 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
This review collects together data concerning the measurement of patient behavior towards antihypertensives, considering all its aspects - adherence, persistence and switching. The wide heterogeneity of terms, outcome definitions and methods of assessment (the multiplicity of approaches did not allow a full meta-analysis, but a qualitative description of the results) are demonstrated. The percentages of adherence/compliance from the studies discussed in this review range from 15 to 99% across different study designs, populations and methods. Large, observational studies are suggested as a reliable method to measure patient behavior. An emerging issue is the relevance of patient motivation and education, which could provide a higher level of compliance to treatment, thus allowing achievement of better clinical outcomes and improved use of resources for the healthcare system.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Systematic_reviews
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia