Hypertension Doctors' Awareness and Practice of Medication Adherence in Hypertensive Patients: a Questionnaire-based Survey

Overview

Journal PeerJ

Specialties Biology
Environmental Health
General Medicine

Date 2023 Dec 4

PMID 38047018

Authors

Tao Liu

Xiexiong Zhao

Miao Huang

Yan Yang

Zhi Chen

Xin He

Xiaogang Li

Weihong Jiang

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Abstract

Background: Poor adherence to antihypertensive drugs is a major cause of unsatisfactory blood pressure control. Hypertension doctors play an integral role in improving medication adherence in hypertensive patients. Although most existing studies have recognized the and influencing factors of medication adherence, little attention has been paid to hypertension doctors' awareness and practice in hypertension management. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate hypertension doctors' awareness and practice of medication adherence in hypertensive patients.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey. A self-reported questionnaire was developed and sent to hypertension doctors in Hunan province, China, between May 1, 2022 and July 1, 2022. Univariate and generalized linear models were used to identify the factors influencing hypertension doctors' awareness and practice. The correlation between awareness and practice was determined using Spearman's correlation coefficient.

Results: In total, 236 valid questionnaires were collected (valid response rate, 73.5%). Of the respondents, 44.1% were chief physicians and 64.4% were females. Approximately half of the respondents were ≥40 years old and had over 14 years of working experience. Most respondents (87.7%) did not have hypertension, but 54.2% had a family history of hypertension. The average awareness and practice scores were 29.8 ± 8.8 and 39.4 ± 7.1, respectively, out of 50, with higher scores indicating higher levels of awareness or practice. More hypertension consultations and more antihypertensive prescriptions issued were associated with better awareness and practice among respondents ( < 0.05). Respondents with higher education and professional titles had higher awareness ( < 0.05). Moreover, respondents with 6-13 years of work experience had better practice than those with <5 years of work experience ( = 0.017). There was a significant correlation between hypertension doctors' awareness and practice of medication adherence in hypertensive patients (R = 0.682, < 0.001). These findings indicate that misconceptions persist in hypertension doctors' awareness and practice of patient medication adherence.

Conclusion: Hypertension doctors lack sufficient and correct awareness and practice of medication adherence in hypertensive patients.

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