Hypertension,Essential
Conditions
Brief summary
Study is an observational study among hypertensive patients
Detailed description
Objective: To investigate drug adherence and lifestyle behaviors affecting the blood pressure (BP) control among hypertensive patients that have uncontrolled and controlled BP.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Istanbul University
Maltepe University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patient inclusion criteria were as follows: * aged between 38 and 74 years, * hypertension diagnosis history of at least 6 months * use of at least one antihypertensive medication.
Exclusion criteria
-not willing to join the clinical trial
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| health related quality of life. | at the time of the beginning of the study | EQ-5D-3L turkish validation test |
| Age | at the time of the beginning of the study | years |
| Gender | at the time of the beginning of the study | Female/Male |
| BMI | at the time of the beginning of the study | (kg/m2) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| complementary and alternative medicine use | at the time of the beginning of the study | subjective reports from patients (yes/no) |
Outcome results
None listed