Factors Influencing Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Women Ages 35 to 50Years

摘要

Nearly 62 million people have high blood pressure, making it the leadingprecipitating factor of cardiovascular disease. Adherence to a prescribed treatment regimen is necessary to decrease the rates of morbidity and mortality associated with CVD. The purpose of this study was to describe antihypertensive medication adherence, health-promoting behaviors, and their relationships. The Health Promotion Model (Pender, 1982) was utilized; this model proposes that cognitive and perceptual factors influence individual health promoting behaviors (Pender, 1982). Twenty women, contacted through medical records at a local Seattle hospital, completed the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (Pender, 1988) and the Hypertension-Adherence Survey (developed by the investigator).