Real-world Antihypertensive Treatment Patterns, Treatment Adherence, and Blood Pressure Control in the Elderly: An Italian Awareness-raising Campaign on Hypertension by Senior Italia FederAnziani, the Italian Society of Hypertension and the Italian Federation of General Practitioners

Introduction Achieving hypertension control is beneficial regardless of age. Fixed-combination pills have the potential of increasing adherence to treatment, improving the benefit/risk ratio, and simplifying therapy, with resulting convenience especially in the elderly. Aim We examined real-world an...

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Published in:High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention 2021-09, Vol.28 (5), p.457-466
Main Authors: Del Pinto, Rita, Desideri, Giovambattista, Ferri, Claudio, Agabiti Rosei, Enrico
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antihypertensives
Blood pressure
Cardiology
Disease control
Drug dosages
Health promotion
Hypertension
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Older people
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Participation
Patient compliance
Pharmacotherapy
Variables
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Summary:Introduction Achieving hypertension control is beneficial regardless of age. Fixed-combination pills have the potential of increasing adherence to treatment, improving the benefit/risk ratio, and simplifying therapy, with resulting convenience especially in the elderly. Aim We examined real-world antihypertensive treatment adherence and hypertension control rates in a cohort of Italian elderly individuals, enrolled in a prospective, pragmatic awareness-raising campaign on blood pressure (BP). Methods 13196 treated hypertensive elderly (mean age 73.2±7.5 years, 55.5% women) were recruited through opportunistic sampling, answered a brief questionnaire on antihypertensive therapy, and were followed-up for 6 months, when BP was measured as per routine care. Controlled hypertension was defined as BP
ISSN:1120-9879
1179-1985
DOI:10.1007/s40292-021-00465-7