Drug adherence in the elderly with high blood pressure. Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Medication reminder card? Weekly drug reminder cards are designed by the researcher and given to the patient according to the review of the available texts and book
Sponsors
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Seniors 60 to 75 years old suffering from high blood pressure according to the doctor's opinion taking antihypertensive drugs being able to read and write not suffering from Alzheimer's and other types of dementia physical ability (movement-vision-hearing) to take medicines independently Not using other types of drug reminders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: being admitted to the hospital Change of mental state and alertness of a person due to a disease such as CVA Unwillingness to continue participating in the study Failure to answer the phone more than twice Failure to attend the health center once a month
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Drug adherence in the elderly with high blood pressure. Timepoint: At the beginning of sample collection, one, two, three months after the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Morisky medication adherence questionnaire, demographic information questionnaire, pill counting form. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFariba Mazhari
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed