Impact of health literacy and social support on medication adherence in patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional community-based study

Previous studies have examined the associations of health literacy and social support with medication adherence among patients with hypertension. However, limited evidence exists regarding the mechanisms underlying the relationship between these factors and medication adherence. To explore the preva...

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Published in:BMC cardiovascular disorders 2023-02, Vol.23 (1), p.93-93, Article 93
Main Authors: Guo, Aizhen, Jin, Hua, Mao, Jianbo, Zhu, Weihong, Zhou, Ye, Ge, Xuhua, Yu, Dehua
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Cardiovascular diseases
China - epidemiology
Chinese languages
Complications and side effects
Cronbach's alpha
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease
Educational level
Evaluation
Health aspects
Health education
Health Literacy
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - diagnosis
Hypertension - drug therapy
Hypertension - epidemiology
Hypotheses
Medication Adherence
Methods
Mortality
Patient compliance
Prescription drugs
Prevention
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Social interactions
Social networks
Social Support
Sociodemographics
Structural equation model
Structural equation modeling
Surveys and Questionnaires
Variance analysis
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Summary:Previous studies have examined the associations of health literacy and social support with medication adherence among patients with hypertension. However, limited evidence exists regarding the mechanisms underlying the relationship between these factors and medication adherence. To explore the prevalence of medication adherence and its determinants in patients with hypertension in Shanghai. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1697 participants with hypertension. We collected sociodemographic and clinical characteristics as well as data regarding health literacy, social support, and medication adherence using questionnaires. We examined interactions among the factors using a structural equation model. The participants included 654 (38.54%) patients with a low degree of medication adherence and 1043 (61.46%) patients with a medium/high degree of adherence. Social support directly influenced adherence (β = 0.165, P 
ISSN:1471-2261
1471-2261
DOI:10.1186/s12872-023-03117-x