Medication adherence and associated factors among elderly hypertension patients with uncontrolled blood pressure in rural area, Northeast Thailand

Purpose - Hypertension is a common disease among elderly. Adherence to antihypertensive medication is a key predictor of optimal blood pressure control that prevents the risk of cardiovascular disease and potentially death. The purpose of this paper is to assess adherence to antihypertension and ide...

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Main Authors: Nanthakan Woodhama, Surasak Taneepanichskul, Ratana Somrongthong, Nanta Auamkul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2018-11-01
Series:Journal of Health Research
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-11-2018-085/full/pdf?title=medication-adherence-and-associated-factors-among-elderly-hypertension-patients-with-uncontrolled-blood-pressure-in-rural-area-northeast-thailand