ArticleJournal of patient experience2024
Barriers and Facilitators of Medication Adherence in Hypertension Patients: A Meta-Integration of Qualitative Research.
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- Does drug dispensing influence patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
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- Characteristics and influencing factors of self-management behaviors of hypertensive patients in areas with concentrated ethnic minorities on plateau: a latent profile analysis.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Do Medications Actually Help in Patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome?: A Qualitative Study.CJC open · 2026Article
- Diversity and Representation in Cardiovascular Research: Evidence Gaps, Emerging Models, and Policy Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Review
- Adherence to Pharmacological Therapy for Hypertension in Portugal: Insights from Patients' Focus Groups.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Fixed-dose combination antihypertensive therapy and healthcare utilization in U.S. adults with hypertension: a propensity score-based analysis of a nationally representative population.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Validity of Online Patient Medication Reviews and Ratings (PMRRs) for Treatment Satisfaction with Medication Therapy Among Older Adults with Antihypertensive Medications.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Barriers to Anti-Hypertensive Medication Adherence Among Patients in Private Healthcare in Edenvale, South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Measuring Adherence in Hypertensive Patients-Pilot Study with Self-Efficacy for Appropriate Medication Use Scale in Bulgaria.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Adherence to pharmacological therapy for hypertension in Portugal: a health professionals focus groups study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
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- Intention to use mobile text message reminders for medication adherence among hypertensive patients in North West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of this qualitative systematic review is to analyze the barriers and facilitators to the uptake of antihypertensive medication in hypertensive patients. The databases of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, VIP, and Chinese Biomedical were searched from inception to June 2023. The studies were screened, extracted, and assessed independently by two researchers. Previously, the researchers used the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal Checklist for Qualitative Research to assess the quality of the included studies. A total of 27 studies were considered, resulting in two combined findings: a good level of knowledge, belief, and behavior and adequate social support were facilitators of medication adherence in hypertensive patients. In contrast, lack of medication literacy, difficulty adapting to roles, reduced sense of benefit from treatment, limited access to healthcare resources, and unintentional nonadherence were barriers. Medication adherence in hypertensive patients remains a challenge to be addressed. Future research should explore how complex interventions using a combination of evidence-based strategies and targeting multiple adherence behaviors (eg, long-term adherence to medication) are effective in improving medication adherence.
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