Xin Tong|Elizabeth K. Chu|Jing Fang|Hilary K. Wall|Carma Ayala
Nonadherence to Antihypertensive Medication Among Hypertensive Adults in the United States?HealthStyles, 2010
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
nonadherence taking medications prescribed antihypertensive medications associated uncontrolled hypertension authors analyzed data healthstyles 2010 assess medication nonadherence among adults hypertension overall prevalence hypertension 274 prevalence nonadherence 305 among hypertensive adult respondents nonadherence rates highest among younger adults aged 1844 years hispanics reported lowest annual income lt25000 reported depression common reason stated nonadherence cannot afford medication 351 multivariate logistic regression model showed age race household income associated nonadherence findings suggest certain subgroups likely report barriers adherence interventions support management hypertension consider identification certain atrisk subgroups utilize community clinical evidencedbased resources improve longterm control