Investigating medication adherence and illness perception among patients with hypertension in Al-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital in 2022

Alice Khachian; Mahnaz Seyedoshohadaei; Rushd Khudhur Mousa

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS4.11158

Authors

Alice Khachian Department of Medical-Surgical, Nursing care research center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mahnaz Seyedoshohadaei Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Rushd Khudhur Mousa
rushdnursing@gmail.com
Department of Medical-Surgical, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Keywords:

medication adherence, illness perception, hypertension

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the most common worldwide health problems, medication adherence is a major public health concern and leads to considerable morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Hence, it is considering a serious challenge for the patients as well as for caregivers. The main objective of this study was to an Investigating Medication Adherence and Illness Perception Among Patients with Hypertension in Al-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital. A quantitative descriptive cross-sectional design was performed among 424 adult hypertensive patients attending hypertension clinics in Al-Nasiriyah Teaching Hospital in Al-Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. The data were collected over a period of three months from April 6^th, 2022, to July 1^st, 2022, by using a questionnaire includes three parts, related to Socio- Demographic and clinical data, eight item-Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (8-MMAS), and Brief illness perception questionnaire (BIPQ). Data was analysis by using SPSS version 25, descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, SD, mean) used to describe socio-demographic data, Inferential statistics (chi- square test) was used to assess the association between illness perception and treatment adherence, and Anova used to find the relationship between overall evaluation of (BIPQ), eight item 8-MMAS and Demographical data.

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