TY - JOUR
T1 - Medication adherence and blood pressure control
T2 - A scientific statement from the american heart association
AU - Choudhry, Niteesh K.
AU - Kronish, Ian M.
AU - Vongpatanasin, Wanpen
AU - Ferdinand, Keith C.
AU - Pavlik, Valory N.
AU - Egan, Brent M.
AU - Schoenthaler, Antoinette
AU - Miller, Nancy Houston
AU - Hyman, David J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Heart Association, Inc.
PY - 2022/1/1
Y1 - 2022/1/1
N2 - 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 stroke. Despite this progress, a persistent gap remains between stated public health targets and achieved blood pressure control rates. Many factors may be important contributors to the gap between population hypertension control goals and currently observed control levels. Among them is the extent to which patients adhere to prescribed treatment. The goal of this scientific statement is to summarize the current state of knowledge of the contribution of medication nonadherence to the national prevalence of poor blood pressure control, methods for measuring medication adherence and their associated challenges, risk factors for antihypertensive medication nonadherence, and strategies for improving adherence to antihypertensive medications at both the individual and health system levels.
AB - 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 stroke. Despite this progress, a persistent gap remains between stated public health targets and achieved blood pressure control rates. Many factors may be important contributors to the gap between population hypertension control goals and currently observed control levels. Among them is the extent to which patients adhere to prescribed treatment. The goal of this scientific statement is to summarize the current state of knowledge of the contribution of medication nonadherence to the national prevalence of poor blood pressure control, methods for measuring medication adherence and their associated challenges, risk factors for antihypertensive medication nonadherence, and strategies for improving adherence to antihypertensive medications at both the individual and health system levels.
KW - AHA Scientific Statements
KW - Hypertension
KW - Medication adherence
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U2 - 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000203
DO - 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000203
M3 - Article
C2 - 34615363
AN - SCOPUS:85120997786
SN - 0194-911X
VL - 79
SP - E1-E14
JO - Hypertension
JF - Hypertension
IS - 1
ER -