J Korean Geriatr Soc.  2005 Jun;9(2):98-119.

Therapeutic Compliance with Hypertension in Rural Elderly

• Kim TM
• Lee MS
• Na BJ
• Kim KY
• Hong JY
• Kim DK
• Kang MY

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of the research was to find significant factors that were related to the therapeutic compliance of hyper- tension(HT).
METHODS
Hypertensive 354 patients from 932 rural elderly were measured blood pressure and administered the questionnaire during August 2003. Operational definition of therapeutic compliance was the state of care and management of HT. The data were analysed by univariate analysis and multivariate regression model.
RESULTS
Results of univariate analysis, the seriousness, the barriers, the benefits, and the patients who have family members or friends suffering from HT, the motive of the behavior were significant variables for acceptance rate of the caring HT(p<0.01). Result of multiple logistic regression on participating caring process in HT, significant prediction variable were the subjects who had spouses, long ongoing caring process, no drinking habits, mind set that considers the high blood pressure as a serious disease, families and friends who had complications, didn't feel that taking the medication is not uncomfortable if they haven't experienced the side effect during the caring process.
CONCLUSION
According to this result, we should consider major prediction variables to increasing the therapeutic compliance of hypertensive patients and developing the program for controlling hypertensive patients.

Keyword

Therapeutic Compliance; Hypertension; Related Factor; Rural; Elderly

MeSH Terms

Aged*
Blood Pressure
Compliance*
Drinking
Friends
Humans
Hypertension*
Logistic Models
Surveys and Questionnaires
Spouses