Open AccessAssociation Between Illness Perception and Adherence to Treatment in Slovak Patients With Hypertension
Author(s) -
Mária Sováriová Soósová,
Renáta Suchanová,
Valéria Parová,
Antónia Ulbrichtová,
Olívia Kopčová,
Kvetoslava Rimárová
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular nursing/the journal of cardiovascular nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1550-5049
pISSN - 0889-4655
DOI - 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000913
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , blood pressure , disease , cross sectional study , perception , physical therapy , pathology , neuroscience , biology
Lack of adherence to treatment in patients with arterial hypertension leads to poor blood pressure control, increased morbidity and mortality, and increased costs to health and social care. Regular assessment of treatment adherence as well as factors influencing it is important to improve patient adherence and consequently increase treatment efficacy. Personal beliefs, particularly illness representations, are significant factors that influence adherence.