The global epidemic of hypertension is largely uncontrolled and hypertension remains the
leading cause of noncommunicable disease deaths worldwide. Suboptimal adherence …

The widespread treatment of hypertension and resultant improvement in blood pressure
have been major contributors to the dramatic age-specific decline in heart disease and …

Background: Hypertension drives the global burden of cardiovascular disease and its
prevalence is estimated to increase by 30% by the year 2025. Nonadherence to chronic …

Background Adherence to treatment, a public health issue, is of particular importance in
chronic disease therapies. Primary care practices offer ideal venues for the effective care …

Hypertension is a global public health problem, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide.
Impacting all human societies and socioeconomic strata, it remains the major modifiable risk …

Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication is the most important cause of uncontrolled
blood pressure and is influenced by multiple interrelating factors. Understanding the …

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2012; 14: 877–886.© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Multiple
barriers can influence adherence to antihypertensive medications. The aim of this systematic …

Few data are available on the predictors of decline in antihypertensive medication
adherence and the association of decline in adherence with subsequent blood pressure …

Aim and objective This study investigated the effects of medication adherence and health
literacy on health‐related quality of life in vulnerable older people with hypertension …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To verify the effects of antihypertensive treatment (pharmacological
and non-pharmacological) on the health-related quality of life of individuals with …