FACTORS INFLUENCING ADHERENCE TO ANTIHYPERTENSIVE MEDICATIONS: A COMPHRENSIVE SURVEY ON HYPERTENSIVE PATIENT COMPLIANCE

The ideal management of a hypertensive patient include not only the pharmacological treatment but also a good compliance from the patient side. Some measures can be undertaken by the patient which can help to control or even reverse hypertension. Measures like decreasing weight, minimal or no salt intake, low carbs intake, physical exercise, etc. This article talks about a survey on patient compliance which was taken under Dr. Pravin Kahale in his clinic at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital, Mumbai (India). To understand the psychology of hypertensive patient regarding the disease of hypertension through a survey, a survey of 300 patient was done when they came to dr. Kahale's clinic for check-up/follow-up. Some survey forms were lled by doing home visits too. The questions in the survey highlighted the compliance of the patient towards the prescribed drugs. The questions are mentioned later in this article. There was a set of 17 questions which are discussed in the article along with their results But, vividly speaking hypertensive patients don't pay necessary attention when it comes to compliance. The data exclaimed that only 50% subjects were successful to decrease their body weight. Quite a good number of patients forget to take medicines on time. About one-third of our patients were frustrated to take medicines regularly. This study has revealed that a good number of people having hypertension are not compliant to their drug therapy. The article focuses on the importance of compliance in management of hypertension.