Abstract
Background: Hypertension is the most common risk factor for cardiovascular disease with an increasing incidence, and is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Correct administration of antihypertensive agents not only results in the desired reduction in blood pressure, but also significantly reduces target organ damage. However, a rather difficult problem is that the adherence to treatment of people with hypertension is still low, making the number of patients achieving the goal still modest. Currently, adherence to drug use in the treatment of hypertension is a huge challenge not only for the patients themselves but also for the health system, which is a matter of great concern and research. From that fact, we carried out the study: (1) Assessing medication adherence according to Hill-Bone’s scale in hypertensive patients at Kon Tum General Hospital; (2) Studying factors related to medication adherence according to Hill-Bone’s scale in hypertensive patients at Kon Tum General Hospital.
Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was performed on outpatients who came to the hospital for examination and treatment of hypertension at Kon Tum General Hospital, from April 2021 to August 2022.
Results: 395 hypertensive patients, compliance was 82.3%, non-compliance was 17.7%. In which, 69.9% patients had good compliance, 12.4% had moderate compliance, 17.7% had poor compliance. Factors related to medication adherence are: Diet, self-monitoring of blood pressure at home, periodic re-examination, understand treatment, understand how to take medicine, understand the diet, understand lifestyle, medical staff explain the risk of high blood pressure.
Conclusion: The rate of medication adherence in hypertensive patients is relatively good.