SUMMARY: TREATMENT COMPLIANCE OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the treatment adherence rate of patients with hypertension who managed at Tri Ton General Hospital. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive and analyzed study on 236 patients diagnosed with hypertension who were treated outpatient and managed at Tri Ton general hospital from November, 2019 to April, 2020. Results: The majority of patients complied with drug treatment (72.03%), still 66 patients did not comply well with drug treatment (27.97%). The majority of patients adhered to the non-drug treatment regimen: adhering to the diet (86.02%), adhering to the alcohol use restriction (81.36%), good adherence to the activities and physical training (83.47%). Most patients adhere to general treatment (88.98%). Conclusion: Compliance with drug treatment and non-drug treatment in patients with hypertension accounted for a high rate, from about 72.03% to 88.98%.