J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2013 Dec;24(4):419-426. 10.12799/jkachn.2013.24.4.419.

Factors Influencing Medication Adherence in Patients with Hypertension: Based on the 2008 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Affiliations
  • 1College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. leekyongeun@gmail.com
  • 2School of Nursing, University of Texas, Austin, USA.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study is to examine factors influencing medication adherence in patients with hypertension.
METHODS
This study carried out a secondary analysis of data from the 2008 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Stratified sampling was used to select a participant sample that was representative of patients with hypertension throughout the country. Using the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program, data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi2 test, t-test, and logistic regression.
RESULTS
Of the patients with hypertension, 8.8% had showed non-adherence to medication. Medication adherence was associated with age, spouse, Medicare insurance, number of other diseases, and current smoking status. The cases with older age, a spouse, Medicare insurance, higher number of other diseases, and no current smoking status showed significantly high medication adherence.
CONCLUSION
Nursing interventions and further studies are needed to achieve high levels of medication adherence based on factors influencing medication adherence such as age, spouse, Medicare insurance, number of other disease, and current smoking status.

Keyword

Medication adherence; Hypertension

MeSH Terms

Humans
Hypertension*
Insurance
Logistic Models
Medicare
Medication Adherence*
Nursing
Nutrition Surveys*
Smoke
Smoking
Spouses
Smoke

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