Open AccessA study on usefulness of modified medication adherence scale in assessing adherence among hypertensive patients
Author(s) -
Subramanian Shankar,
I. Sudheer Babu,
Neelakandan Ramya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/picr.picr_44_18
Subject(s) - medicine , medication adherence , blood pressure , informed consent , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology
Adherence to medication is important for control of blood pressure (BP) and prevention of its complications. Identifying factors which improve adherence to treatment helps in improving cardiovascular outcome.