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Blood Pressure Association with the 8-Item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale in Hypertensive Adults from Low-Resource Primary Care Settings: Results from a Prospective Cohort Nested within a Randomised Controlled Trial.

Pablo Elías GulayinAndrea BeratarrecheaRosana PoggioLuz GibbonsAnalía NejamisMarilina SanteroAdolfo RubinsteinVilma Irazola
Published in: High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension (2023)
Higher MMAS-8 categories were positively associated with BP reduction and higher likelihood of BP control over time. Internal consistency was acceptable and in line with previous studies.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • primary care
  • case control
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • blood glucose
  • type diabetes
  • skeletal muscle
  • psychometric properties
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • weight loss