ĐÁNH GIÁ TUÂN THỦ ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP BẰNG BỘ CÔNG CỤ MUAH-16

Abstract

Objecctives: To determine the relationship between the degree of outpatient treatment adherence to hypertensive patients with their individual characteristics. Methods: Cross-sectional Description. Results: Survey of 310 hypertensive patients at Binh Thuan general hospital. Themean score of positive attitude towards health care and antihypertensive medication use was 24.5 (mean 24.5 ± 2.5). The mean score of positive behavior with health problems was 22.8 (mean 22.8 ± 3.7). The degree of positivity towards outpatient adherence is quite high more than 75%. The mean score of non-adherence to hypertension was 10.6 (mean 10.6 ± 4.7), corresponding to more than 25%-50% low adherence. The mean score of concern about drug use was 9.5 (mean 9.5 ± 4.6), corresponding to 0%-25% very low adherence. There was a relationship between the lack of adherence with hypertension anxiety about taking drugs with socio-demographic characteristics and educational level. Research showed that there was a relationship between positive attitudes towards health care and medication usewith co-morbidities. Conclusions: The positive level for outpatient treatment adherence of hypertensive patients accounted for a fairly highmore than 75%. There was a relationship between the lack of adherence to hypertension treatment to female patients and between positive behavior with the age group, marital status and a history of illness other than hypertension. There is an association between positive attitudes towards health care and drug use; between positive behavior and comorbidities.