Effectiveness of a Theory of Planned Behavior-Based Intervention for Promoting Medication Adherence among Rural Elderly Hypertensive Patients in Iran

نویسندگان
Jalali Javaran, Ebrahim ID 1
Hasani, Marzieh ID 2
Iranpour, Abedin ID 3
Sharifi, Hamid ID 4
Borhaninejad, Vahidreza ID 5

1 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

3 HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

4 HIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, and WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

5 Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

doi
10.18502/ehj.v6i1.3410
چکیده

Introduction: Medication adherence is regarded as one of the most important factors in caring for hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the effect of intervention based on the theory of planned behavior (TPB) on medication adherence and its influencing factors on the elderly with hypertension in a rural area, Kerman province, ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Hypertension, Medication Adherence, Theory of Planned Behavior, Aged Patients