Authors: Saman K. Hashmi, Maria B. Afridi, Kanza Abbas, Rubina A. Sajwani, Danish Saleheen, Philippe M. Frossard, Mohammad Ishaq, Aisha Ambreen, Usman Ahmad
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000280
Abstract Summary
A study of 460 Pakistani hypertensive patients found 77% adhered to medication. Key factors improving adherence included older age, better disease awareness, and taking multiple medications regularly versus only for symptom relief. Surprisingly, monotherapy reduced adherence while depression showed no impact—contrasting with some global findings.
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Study identifies key factors affecting blood pressure medication adherence in Pakistan: younger patients, poor disease awareness, and symptom-only treatment linked to worse compliance, helping target interventions.
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