Adherence to antihypertensive drug treatment in Argentina: a multicenter study.Adherence to antihypertensive drugs in Argentina.

ESPECHE, WALTER; SALAZAR, MARTIN; SABIO, RODRIGO; RENNA NF

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL HYPERTENSION

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2020 vol. 0 p. 1 - 7

1524-6175

Adherence to antihypertensive medication is an important challenge that doctors oftenface in the treatment of hypertension. Good adherence is crucial to prevent cardiovascularcomplications. In consequence, the present study aimed at determining the prevalenceof adherence to antihypertensive treatment and identifying associated clinicalvariables. A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 cities of Argentina.A systematic sampling was performed in order to select patients with hypertension andunder pharmacological treatment for at least 6 months. Physicians took three BP measurements,and the level of adherence was assessed using the self-administered Moriskyquestionnaire (MMAS-8). Participants were classified into three levels of adherence:high adherence?MMAS score of 8; medium adherence?MMAS scores of 6 to