Psycho-behavioural factors associated with medication adherence among male out-patients with hypertension in a Ghanaian hospital

PLoS One. 2020 Jan 29;15(1):e0227874. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227874. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Medication adherence is a key health outcome that reflects the health and general well-being of patients with hypertension. Challenges with adherence are common and associated with clinical, behavioural and psychosocial factors. This study sought to provide data on the extent of medication adherence among male patients with hypertension and their biopsychosocial predictors. Patient and clinical characteristics, psychological distress, insomnia and sexual dysfunction were hypothesized to predict outcomes of medication adherence. Utilizing quantitative data from a hospital-based cross-sectional study from 358 male out-patients with hypertension attending a tertiary hospital in Ghana, medication adherence was associated with age, marital status, educational level, income, duration of diagnosis, number of medications taken and sexual dysfunction. These findings support the need for biopsychosocial interventions aiming at promoting adherence while taking these factors into consideration for the benefit of improving the health and general well-being of male patients with hypertension.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Antihypertensive Agents / adverse effects
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ghana / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / epidemiology*
  • Hypertension / psychology
  • Male
  • Medication Adherence*
  • Middle Aged
  • Outpatients
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / epidemiology*
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / etiology
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / psychology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / epidemiology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / etiology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / psychology
  • Stress, Psychological / epidemiology*
  • Stress, Psychological / etiology
  • Stress, Psychological / psychology
  • Tertiary Care Centers

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.