Factors affecting antihypertensive medications adherence among hypertensive patients attending a general hospital in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia

摘要

This research assessed factors affecting antihypertensive medication adherence among hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia. It was a cross-sectional study that used a self-reporting method to identify the level of antihypertensive medication adherence and the contributing factors. The results of analysing the Hill-Bone Compliance scale revealed that 28% of the patients were optimal adherents and that 72% of the patients were suboptimal adherents to antihypertensive medications. The study has identified the following significant factors to be associated with antihypertensive medication adherence were patient’s concern about taking antihypertensive medication, their belief of the necessity of taking antihypertensive medications, and the patient-physician relationship. To our knowledge, this is the first study to identify the factors affecting antihypertensive treatment adherence in Saudi Arabia.