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Archivos de cardiología de México
On-line version ISSN 1665-1731Print version ISSN 1405-9940
Abstract
SUAREZ-ARGUELLO, Jazmín et al. Disease belief, medication belief and adherence to treatment in patients with high blood pressure. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2022, vol.92, n.3, pp.327-333. Epub Aug 08, 2022. ISSN 1665-1731. https://doi.org/10.24875/acm.21000026.
Objective:
Compare disease beliefs and medication beliefs with adherence to treatment in patients with hypertension without diabetes mellitus.
Method:
Comparative transverse design in hypertensive population, a group of 137 adherent patients and a group of 129 non-adherent patients. The beliefs of the disease and beliefs about the medication were evaluated. The statistical analysis included chi squared, odds ratio and confidence interval for odds ratio.
Results:
In the group of adherent patients, 71.5% have an adequate belief of the disease and in the group of non-adherent patients, 43.4% also have an adequate belief of the disease (p = 0.000). When the belief of the disease and beliefs about the medication are grouped, there is an association with adherence to treatment in hypertensive patients.
Conclusions:
There is an association between beliefs about the disease and medication with adherence to antihypertensive treatment.
Keywords : Arterial hypertension; Adherence; Perception; Beliefs.
