Adherence to antihypertensive medications in rural Lao PDR: a prospective observational study.

Emiri TakahashiPhoutnalong VilayKetmany ChanthakoummaneTiengkham PongvongsaSengchanh KounnavongShigeyuki KanoJun KobayashiDaisuke Nonaka

Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2021)

Medication adherence was present among 50% of outpatients with hypertension who visited a district hospital. Therefore, providing written instructions to patients would be effective for improving medication adherence.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
end stage renal disease
south africa
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
healthcare
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
emergency department
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
weight loss