Background: Suboptimum medication adherence is common in the United States and leads
to serious negative health consequences but may respond to intervention. Purpose: To …

This systematic review applied meta-analytic procedures to synthesize medication
adherence interventions that focus on adults with hypertension. Comprehensive searching …

Objectives To systematically review the evidence on the impact of interventions to improve
medication adherence in adults prescribed antihypertensive medications. Methods An …

Background It has been recognized that poor adherence can be a serious risk to the health
and wellbeing of patients, and greater adherence to dietary advice is a critical component in …

Social support is an understudied, yet important, modifiable risk factor in a number of chronic
illnesses, including end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Increased social support has the …

Background Non-adherence to preventive and therapeutic lifestyle recommendations
among patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease is more prevalent and varied than …

We were interested in examining the relationship between psychosocial factors and
hypertension-related behaviors. We hypothesized that lower emotional well-being and …

Background The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing in sub-
Saharan Africa. At the same time, the use of mobile phones is rising, expanding the …

Background About 0.9 billion people in the world have hypertension. The mortality due to
hypertension increased dramatically over the last decades. Healthcare professionals should …

There is much evidence extolling the virtues of physical activity on cardiovascular disease
(CVD). The evidence derives from different population groups where leisure time physical …