Sex differences in barriers to antihypertensive medication adherence: Findings from the cohort study of medication adherence among older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 558-564

  Holt, Elizabeth ^a,b   Joyce, Cara ^b   Dornelles, Adriana ^a   Morisky, Donald ^c   Webber, Larry S ^b   Muntner, Paul ^d   Krousel Wood, Marie ^a,b,e  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

gender differences; hypertension; medication adherence; older adults

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BODY MASS; DEPRESSION; DRUG COST; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORISKY MEDICATION ADHERENCE SCALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876283138     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12171     Document Type: Article

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