treatment adherence among Elderly Hypertensive client. Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The desire to participate in the study History of at least 6 months of hypertension GRID 2 and higher hypertension Lack of Cyrus hypertension Age 60 and older Ability to speak Persian Literacy reading and writing Treated with anti hypertensive drugs Iranian and resident of Mashhad Lack of physical and cognitive disorder preventing intervention Lack of training in hypertension education over the past 6 months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Missing more than 1 session at training sessions Deaths of research units Acute illness or hospitalization Unwillingness to cooperate or refuse to attend training sessions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cost-effectiveness of peer education. Timepoint: three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Measuring Adherence to treatment using the Murisky scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to drug treatment. Timepoint: Before intervention, end of intervention, three and six weeks after the end intervention. Method of measurement: Murisky eight-questions questionnaire related to adherence to drug treatment.;Adherence to diet treatment. Timepoint: Before intervention, end of intervention, three and six weeks after the end intervention. Method of measurement: Researchers' made ten-questions questionnaire related to adherence to diet treatment. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences