Application of the health belief model to improve the understanding of antihypertensive medication adherence among Chinese patients. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yue, Zhao; Li, Chen; Weilin, Qi; Bin, Wang
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 669
• Page End: 673
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.02.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">We investigate antihypertensive medication adherence among Chinese.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">We investigate risk factors influencing medication adherence.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">We examine the relationship between risk factors and HBM constructs.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Health belief model is reliable in predicting medication adherence.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>