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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
versión impresa ISSN 1679-4974versión On-line ISSN 2337-9622
Resumen
MANSOUR, Samir Nicola; MONTEIRO, Camila Nascimento y LUIZ, Olinda do Carmo. Adherence to medication among hypertensive patients participating in the Medicine at Home Program. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.3, pp.647-654. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000300021.
OBJECTIVE:
to analyze adherence to medication and associated among factors hypertensive individuals taking part in the Medicine at Home Programme.
METHODS:
this was a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire administered to patients with full access to medication participating in the São Paulo City Health Department's Medicine at Home Programme; treatment adherence was analyzed according to sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics using Poisson regression.
RESULTS:
106 patients with arterial hypertension and with full access to medication were interviewed and 80.2% had high adherence; there were no significant differences (p>0.05) between adhering and non-adhering participants with regard to sociodemographic, behavioral or clinical characteristics.
CONCLUSION:
with adequate provision of health care and full access to medicine, sociodemographic, behavioral and clinical factors did not influence adherence to medicine indicating that health service organization and health policies play a fundamental role in controlling hypertension.
Palabras clave : Medication Adherence; Health Services Epidemiology; Health Program and Project Evaluation; Hypertension; Cross-Sectional Studies.
