Background Although the importance of detecting, treating, and controlling hypertension has
been recognized for decades, the majority of patients with hypertension remain …

Background Medication nonadherence is a common problem among the elderly. Objective
To conduct a systematic review of the published literature describing potential nonfinancial …

Medication adherence is a crucial part in the management of chronic diseases. As older
adults form a greater proportion of the population with chronic diseases and multiple …

Medication adherence is a crucial component in the treatment of chronic diseases. In the
elderly, clinicians are faced with a unique set of problems associated with adherence that …

Hypertension is highly prevalent after the age of 65 years affecting more than 60% of
individuals in developed countries. Today, there is sufficient evidence from clinical trials that …

Objective Medication adherence is a major challenge in the treatment of older patients;
however, they are under‐represented in research. We undertook a systematic review …

Older adults are the largest consumers of medication in the United States, largely because
of an age-associated increase in chronic conditions. 1 Because of this, multiple medication …

Objectives. We sought to determine if reported racial discrimination was associated with
medication nonadherence among African Americans with hypertension and if distrust of …

Background: Adequate self-care is crucial for blood pressure control. A number of
hypertension (HBP) self-care instruments are available, but existing tools do not capture all …

Introduction We aimed to inform the design of behavioral interventions by identifying
patients' and their family members' perceived facilitators and barriers to hypertension self …