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Adherence and compliance in the treatment of hypertension
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Abstract
The hypertension is considered to be a disease occurring most frequently in the general population. Is a health and ecologic problem around the world. Despite the available knowledge and the development of medicine in the direction of Pharmacotherapy and antihypertensive medications, the efficiency of the treatment of hypertension in Poland is only on the level 5–15%. A key element in the therapy is the medical adherence and appropriate cooperation of the patient with medical staff. A satisfactory level of adherence and compliance contributes to achieving the appropriate values of the blood pressure. There is a large number of patients who do not adhere to medical recommendations and thus do not take prescribed medications systematically, scientific justification of this phenomenon has been attempted for several year. A high level of the compliance and adherence decreases the risk of cardiovascular complications and the costs associated with treatment. It also improves the quality of patiens’ lives.
Abstract
The hypertension is considered to be a disease occurring most frequently in the general population. Is a health and ecologic problem around the world. Despite the available knowledge and the development of medicine in the direction of Pharmacotherapy and antihypertensive medications, the efficiency of the treatment of hypertension in Poland is only on the level 5–15%. A key element in the therapy is the medical adherence and appropriate cooperation of the patient with medical staff. A satisfactory level of adherence and compliance contributes to achieving the appropriate values of the blood pressure. There is a large number of patients who do not adhere to medical recommendations and thus do not take prescribed medications systematically, scientific justification of this phenomenon has been attempted for several year. A high level of the compliance and adherence decreases the risk of cardiovascular complications and the costs associated with treatment. It also improves the quality of patiens’ lives.
Keywords
adherence, compliance, hypertension
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Adherence and compliance in the treatment of hypertension
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Review paper
Pages
151-158
Published online
2015-01-20
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Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2014;18(3):151-158.
Keywords
adherence
compliance
hypertension
Authors
Anna Rycombel
Katarzyna Lomper
Izabella Uchmanowicz