Open Access<p>Do Patient Concerns About Antihypertensive Use For Dementia Prevention Vary By Current Use Of Antihypertensive?</p>
Author(s) -
Woojung Lee,
Shelly L. Gray,
Douglas Barthold,
Paul K. Crane,
Eric B. Larson,
Zachary A. Marcum
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s216088
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , pharmacology , disease
Antihypertensives may have effects on the brain beyond blood pressure lowering. Ongoing clinical trials aim to evaluate the effectiveness of approved antihypertensives in preventing dementia, including patients with and without hypertension. In order for a dementia prevention strategy using antihypertensives to be effective, it is critical to understand patient concerns about this strategy in both users and non-users of antihypertensives. Thus, this study examined the association between current use of antihypertensive and having concerns about using an antihypertensive as a dementia prevention strategy, as well as sociodemographic factors associated with concerns.