MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN CENTRAL HOSPITAL WARRI, DELTA STATE
*Aghoja OC1, Jolasinmi TO1, Odili VU2
1 Faculty of Pharmacy, Delta State University, PMB 1, Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria
2 Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, PMB 30001, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Afr. J Pharm Res Dev; Volume 9(1): 49-58; June/July 2017
ABSTRACT
Hypertension is a serious public health problem as a result of its high prevalence and therefore good control is often considered to be essential in reducing the morbidity and mortality of the disease. Adherence to antihypertensive therapy can have a positive effect on high blood pressure control and hence the health-related quality of life of hypertensive patients. The objectives of this study were to determine the level of adherence of hypertensive patients to antihypertensive therapy to ascertain the impact of adverse drug reactions (ADR’s) on their adherence as well as to determine the impact of adherence on the quality of life of hypertensive patients. A prospective survey of the medication use of 300 hypertensive patients was undertaken in the medical outpatient department of Central hospital, Warri, Delta state. The study revealed that 59% of the respondents were adherent to their anti-hypertensive medication. The major reason for non-adherence was forgetfulness by the respondents to take their antihypertensive medications. About 11.7% of the respondents were also non-adherent as a result of Adverse Drug reactions (ADR’s). The level of adherence had no significant impact on the quality of life of respondents. In the study, 59% of the patients were adherent to their antihypertensive medication. Adverse drug reactions had a significant impact on the level of adherence among hypertensive patients. The patients’ level of adherence had no significant impact on their quality of life.
KEYWORDS: Hypertension, Adherence, Quality of Life, Adverse Drug Reaction
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