Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Abukanna
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia
Publications
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Research Article
MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NON-PSYCHOLOGICAL BARRIERS IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS USING THE "MORISKY MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE (MMAS-8)" IN ARAR CITY, SAUDI ARABIA
Author(s): Abdelrahman Mohamed Ahmed Abukanna*, Ahmed Hamad Ahmed Sulaiman, Shouq Fayed K Alanazi, Maali Ayed Alanazi, Amthal Alturqi S Alanazi and Reem Falah A Alanze
Objective: To estimate the frequency of adherence to antihypertensive medications in hypertensive patients and determine the Barriers to medication adherence. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among hypertensive patients in Arar, Saudi Arabia. Eight questions comprise the Arabic version of MMAS-8 that was implemented in the data collection process. Results: A total of 540 patients were included in this study; most of them (79.3%), with a mean age of 40.76 ± 14.29 years. The data reveals a total mean MMAS-8 score of 6.16 ± 1.6, with 77.8% of participants displaying moderate adherence and 22.2% demonstrating low adherence. Marital status (P=0.012), smoking status, and occupation (P<0.001) were significantly associated with the compliance level. Patients who have longer disease duratio.. Read More»