Hypertension and Pre-Hypertension in Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A meta-analysis of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control

A Balouchi, MHAP Rafsanjani, K Al-Mutawaa… - Current problems in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hypertension (HTN) is one of the most important public health challenges, especially in
developing countries. Despite individual studies, information on the exact prevalence of …

Contribution of single-pill combinations in the management of hypertension: perspectives from China, Europe and the USA

U Gottwald-Hostalek, N Sun - Current Medical Research and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Uncontrolled hypertension is associated with an increased risk of adverse clinical vascular
outcomes and death. Hypertension management guidelines from China and the USA …

[HTML][HTML] 慢性病共病患者服药依从性潜在类别及其影响因素分析

张振香, 何福培, 张春慧, 林蓓蕾, 平智广, 郭惠娟 - 中国全科医学, 2022 - chinagp.net
背景慢性病共病患者比例逐年上升, 遵医嘱服药被认为是慢性病管理的有效措施. 目前,
慢性病共病患者的服药依从性仍有待提高, 明确慢性病共病患者服药不依从的原因及影响因素 …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness and acceptability of a mobile phone text messaging intervention to improve blood pressure control (TEXT4BP) among patients with hypertension …

B Bhandari, P Narasimhan, R Jayasuriya, A Vaidya… - Global Heart, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is the leading cause of preventable deaths in
low-and middle-income countries. mHealth interventions, such as mobile phone text …

Understanding reasons and determinants of medication non-adherence in community-dwelling adults: a cross-sectional study comparing young and older age groups

L Ge, BH Heng, CW Yap - BMC Health Services Research, 2023 - Springer
Background Medication non-adherence has become a striking problem among patients with
chronic diseases worldwide. However, literature on prevalence, reasons and factors …

Relationship between self-efficacy and adherence to self-management and medication among patients with chronic diseases in China: a multicentre cross-sectional …

J Chen, Y Tian, M Yin, W Lin, Y Tuersun, L Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This study aimed to explore the effects of self-efficacy on adherence to self-
management and medication among patients with chronic diseases in China. Methods A …

Associations between socioeconomic status and adherence to hypertension treatment among older adults in urban and rural areas in Myanmar: a cross-sectional …

Y Nagamine, Y Shobugawa, Y Sasaki, D Takagi… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to investigate whether there is a differential association between
socioeconomic status (SES) and adherence to hypertension medication among older adults …

Role of health literacy, social support, patient-physician relationship, and health-related quality of life in predicting medication adherence in cardiovascular diseases in …

H Al-Noumani, O Al Omari… - Patient preference and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a global health threat, and medication
adherence remains low. Medication adherence is a complex phenomenon and is affected …

Productivity-adjusted life-years and correlates of uncontrolled hypertension at two health facilities in Zambia

JP Povia, SK Masenga, BM Hamooya, Y Gebremeskel - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Hypertension has in the recent past surfaced as one of the conditions that has a
significant impact on workforce productivity in emerging economies. Zambia is no different …

Predictors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medications: A cross-sectional study from a regional hospital in Afghanistan

MH Stanikzai, MH Wafa, E Tawfiq, M Jafari, CN Le… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Non-adherence to antihypertensive medications (AHMs) is a widespread
problem. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality reduction is possible via better adherence …