دورية أكاديمية
Hypertension and Factors Affecting Compliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Elderly from Rural Area
| العنوان: | Hypertension and Factors Affecting Compliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Elderly from Rural Area |
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| المؤلفون: | Karan Chandwani; Tanmay Sharma; Shakila Mulla |
| المصدر: | RUHS Journal of Health Sciences (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Sonali Sharma on behalf of Rajasthan University of Health Sciences, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Compliance, Elderly, Hypertension, MMAS-8, Medicine |
| الوصف: | Introduction: Hypertension is a leading non-communicable disease (NCD) and itself is a risk factor for other NCDs. Compliance plays a major role in the management of chronic illnesses like hypertension. It is desirable to know the status of hypertension among the elderly from rural areas in the current phase of demographic aging. Methodology: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 387 elderly people from the rural field practice areas. The generic adherence assessment tool, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) was used to assess adherence/compliance to antihypertensive therapy. Result: The prevalence of hypertension was 45.7% among the elderly. The present study identified 31.1% of previously undiagnosed cases of hypertension. Staying with the family was a significant factor associated with compliance. Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension and number of undiagnosed hypertensive cases is high among the elderly from the rural areas. Maintaining compliance is crucial in controlling blood pressure levels among elderly hypertensive. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2456-8309 2582-3590 |
| Relation: | https://ruhsjhs.in/articleDetails.php?artid=TkRVPQ==; https://doaj.org/toc/2456-8309; https://doaj.org/toc/2582-3590 |
| DOI: | 10.37821/ruhsjhs.7.3.2022.437 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/9dfa559554474e46b65a989630130f64 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.9dfa559554474e46b65a989630130f64 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 24568309 25823590 |
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| DOI: | 10.37821/ruhsjhs.7.3.2022.437 |