European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Background: Hypertension, one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which includes coronary artery disease, heart failure, and cerebral stroke. It has been confirmed that an increase in systolic blood pressure by 20 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure by 10 mmHg doubles the risk of death. There is an increasing rate of mortality as a result of cardiovascular disease, the number of deaths associated with hypertension in the United States increased by 61.8%.The prevalence of hypertension in India is about 30%, and the urban population had markedly high level of hypertension compared to rural population. A meta-analysis revealed that the pooled prevalence of hypertension for the rural and urban north Indian population was 14.5% (13.3–15.7) and 28.8% (26.9–30.8), respectively. Aims: To evaluate Medication Adherence among Hypertensive patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Pharmacology in collaboration with Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala. Patients attending Medicine OPD with a diagnosis of Hypertension, who satisfy the inclusion criteria will be selected. Medication adherence was tested using the validated nine item Hill-Bone Medication Adherence Scale (HB-MAS).  The data will then be evaluated and computed for statistical analysis of various interactions and correlations. Results: Out of 200 patients, the mean age of the participants was 63.45±11.09 years. The male to female ratio was 1:0.9. 53% patients were males. 58% of the patients were obese, 28% overweight, 13% normal and 1% underweight. 72.5% patients’ treatment adherence was good, for 14.5% moderate and for, it was 13% poor.Conclusion: The outcome of the current study revealed that there is a good adherence status among the study participants. The analysis clearly demonstrated that younger age and lower BMI were the main factors responsible for poor treatment adherence