Kevser Tar? Selçuk|Yeliz Mercan|Tuba Ayd?n
Uncontrolled Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension and Associated Factors: The Role of Low Health Literacy
Band?rma Onyedi Eylül University|K?rklareli University|Band?rma Onyedi Eylül University
objective aim study determine prevalence uncontrolled blood pressure associated factors evaluate whether low health literacy hl risk factor materials methodsthis crosssectional study conducted 556 patients met inclusion criteria aged 18 years abovethe data collected using personal information form prepared researchers morisky medication adherence scale european health literacy survey questionnaire hlseuqin analysis descriptive statistics chisquare test multivariate logistic regression analysis usedp005 considered statistically significantresults study uncontrolled blood pressure prevalence 698according multivariate logistic regression analysis uncontrolled blood pressure higher aged 65 years 160 95 ci 112278had primary lower education 172 95 ci 141271had comorbidity 209 95 ci 142311were current smokers 240 95 ci 135311overweightobese 213 95 ci 164317had medication adherence 298 95 ci 194332and low health literacy 206 95 ci 134294 conclusionin study determined nearly three four patients receiving treatment uncontrolled blood pressuresmoking overweightobesity nonadherence medical treatment low health literacy alterable risk factors uncontrolled blood pressure