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2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part C
A descriptive study to assess drug compliance among patients with hypertension attending various outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital of South Mumbai
Nagalakshmi Yeruva, Komal Dhoundiyal, Manila T Biju, Riya, Mansi Dahiya, Dinitha V, Thomas, Aastha Vaidya and Urmi Kundu
Background: In India, the prevalence of hypertension is significantly increasing, resulting in an epidemic India, a developing nation, has a special issue with treatment compliance, which poses a major danger to morbidity and death. The main objective of the study was to access the drug compliance among patients with hypertension.
Results: Out of the 50 study participants, 18 participants (36%) were found to have low adherence to antihypertensive drugs with a score of less than 6, 18 participants (36%) were found to have medium adherence to antihypertensive drugs with a score between 6-8 and 14 participants (28%) were found to have high adherence to antihypertensive drugs with a score of 8 on the Morisky 8-item medication adherence scale.
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Nagalakshmi Yeruva, Komal Dhoundiyal, Manila T Biju, Riya, Mansi Dahiya, Dinitha V, Thomas, Aastha Vaidya, Urmi Kundu. A descriptive study to assess drug compliance among patients with hypertension attending various outpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital of South Mumbai. Int J Adv Res Med Surg Nurs 2025;7(1):163-166. DOI: 10.33545/surgicalnursing.2025.v7.i1c.233
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