Poor Compliance to Anti-Hypertensive Drugs in Saudi Arabia | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 16, Volume 73, Issue 5, October 2018, Page 6696-6701 PDF (403.67 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2018.16015 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Mohsen Jaber Yahya Alotayfi  1; Salem Abdullah Alsohaimi1; Bushra Khalid AL-Qadi1; Salma Mosa Kamil1; Alaa Jabril H Aththi1; Ghalia Alhussain Ahmed Alhazmi1; Halima Ahmed Othman Qasem1; Amjad Ahmed Bugis2
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| 1Jazan University, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 2Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Poorly controlled hypertension may lead to several serious health problems, including stroke, aneurysms, coronary artery disease, kidney disease and peripheral artery disease. Objectives: This study aimed at exploring the magnitude of the problem of non-compliance with antihypertensive drugs among patients in Saudi Arabia and identifying the associated factors. Subjects and Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out during the period January to August 2018 through social media sites including a sample of adult patients from different regions of the kingdom (Saudi and none-Saudi). Data were collected online through a questionnaire. The questionnaire included socio-demographic characteristics of hypertensive patients, history of smoking, and hypertension-related history. Adherence of patients to anti- hypertensive drugs was assessed utilizing an 8-item modified Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (8-MMMAS). Results: The study included 267 hypertensive patients. About half of them (48.5%) aged over 50 years. More than half were females (58%), high educated (62.3%) and employed (46.7%). Approaching half of them, 42% has health insurance and 6 years or more of hypertension (47.6%). About two-thirds of them (68.8%) reported history of taking between one and three drugs/day and one dose of antihypertensive medication/day (64.8%). High level of compliance with anti-hypertensive medications was observed among 6.2% of patients whereas medium and low levels were observed among 67.4% and 26.4% of them. High level of compliance was reported among patients aged over 50 years (p<0.001), females (0.033), widowed (0.001) and those haven’t history of chronic diseases (p<0.001). Conclusion: high compliance to anti-hypertensive medications in Saudi Arabia is low, particularly among male and young patients. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Anti-Hypertensive; Compliance; Saudi Arabia; Online | ||||
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