Nam Hee Park|Mi Sook Song|So Young Shin|Jeong Jihye|Hyo Young Lee
The effects of medication adherence and health literacy on health?related quality of life in older people with hypertension
Inje University|Ajou University|Inje University|Inje University|Dongseo University
study investigated effects medication adherence health literacy healthrelated quality life vulnerable older people hypertensionhealth literacy particularly critical providing accurate information regarding correct medication intake improve medication adherence additionally healthrelated quality life directly related impairment chronic diseasea descriptive crosssectional study design used participants 160 lowincome older people hypertension registered 16 public health centres busan south korea received visiting nursing services least 6 months latest date belonged priority group visiting nursing servicesthe morisky medication adherence scale newest vital signs euroqol5 dimensions used assess medication adherence health literacy healthrelated quality life respectivelymedication adherence health literacy significantly associated healthrelated quality life vulnerable older people hypertension although exercise subjective health significant factors affecting healthrelated quality life medical adherence health literacy level education monthly income employment status associated healthrelated quality lifeto effectively promote healthrelated quality life population medication adherence health literacy patients considered developing health interventions including subjective health exerciseto effectively promote healthrelated quality life vulnerable older people medication adherence health literacy patients assessed patientcentred intervention strategies consider individual differences developed