Medication adherence in hypertension
Poulter NR, Borghi C, Parati G, Pathak A, Toli D, Williams B, Schmieder R (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 38
Pages Range: 579-587
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002294
Abstract
: Suboptimal adherence to antihypertensive medication is a major contributor to poor blood pressure control. Several methods, direct or indirect, are available for measuring adherence, including the recently developed biochemical screening, although there is no gold-standard method routinely used in clinical practice to accurately assess the different facets of adherence. Adherence to treatment is a complex phenomenon and several of the barriers to adherence will need to be addressed at the healthcare system level; however, when looking at adherence from a more practical side and from the practitioner's perspective, the patient-practitioner relationship is a key element both in detecting adherence and in attempting to choose interventions tailored to the patient's profile. The use of single-pill combinations enabling simplification of treatment regimen, the implementation of a collaborative team-based approach and the development of electronic health tools also hold promise for improving adherence, and thus impacting cardiovascular outcomes and healthcare costs.
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Involved external institutions
Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
United Kingdom (GB)
University of Bologna / Università di Bologna
Italy (IT)
Instituto Auxologico Italiano
Italy (IT)
Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases / Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC)
France (FR)
Laboratoires Servier
France (FR)
University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom (GB)
United Kingdom (GB)
University of Bologna / Università di Bologna
Italy (IT)
Instituto Auxologico Italiano
Italy (IT)
Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases / Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires (I2MC)
France (FR)
Laboratoires Servier
France (FR)
University College London (UCL)
United Kingdom (GB)
How to cite
APA:
Poulter, N.R., Borghi, C., Parati, G., Pathak, A., Toli, D., Williams, B., & Schmieder, R. (2020). Medication adherence in hypertension. Journal of Hypertension, 38(4), 579-587. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002294
MLA:
Poulter, Neil R., et al. "Medication adherence in hypertension." Journal of Hypertension 38.4 (2020): 579-587.
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