To Assess Adherence to the Treatment and Quality of Life in Patients With Hypertension

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The main goal of this study is to achieve a deeper knowledge of the adherence to antihypertensive drug treatment and to evaluate the quality of life in this population. This work has the following goals: primary objective is to assess the antihypertensive treatment adherence in patients with essential hypertension on treatment for more than 6 months. The secondary objectives include the assessment of quality of life, identification of associated factors that affect adherence, knowledge of drugs used and comparison of levels of adherence according to the different drug regimes Two questionnaires shall be prepared The first questionnaire shall be anonymously completed by the patient willing to participate. It is divided into two parts: Treatment Adherence Scale (MMAS): this survey is made up of 4 questions having YES/No answers and it grants 1 point per every NO answer, and zero points to every YES answer. The second part is the health-related quality of life Questionnaire (MINICHAL). The questions refer to the last 7 days with 4 possible answer options: 0 (no, absolutely not), 1 (yes, sometimes), 2 (yes, frequently) and 3 (yes, a lot). It is made up of 16 items, 10 correspond to the State of Mind dimension and 6 to the Body-related Symptoms, also described as Physical symptoms. The second questionnaire shall be completed by the intervening physician as regards patients that attend medical visits, and who have answered the anonymous questionnaire.

Official Title
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Hypertension and Health-Related Quality of Life Adherence: Cross- Sectional Observational Study in Ambulatory Patients

Conditions
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Hypertension

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Patients with diagnosis of essential hypertension under the criteria established by the Joint National Committee VII (9) and those patients under pharmacological treatment with the same therapeutic regime during at le Exclusion Criteria: Patients with secondary HBP Pregnant women or nursing mothers Patients with acute illnesses or having a definite psychiatric diagnosis, as well as those patients who are unable to completed

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| 1<br>Patients with diagnosis of essential hypertension under the criteria established by the Joint National Committee VII (9) and those patients under pharmacological treatment with the same therapeutic regime during at least the last 6 months. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| First questionnaires for patient:Treatment Adherence Scale, and the health-related quality of life Questionnaire .the intervening physician completed second questionnaire with all about the non and pharmacology treatment |  | 3-6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assess quality of life in patients in this cohort. |  | 3-6 months | 
| Identify associated factors that may alter adherence to antihypertensive treatment. |  | 3-6 months | 
| Know pharmacological groups used for this pathology and compare treatment adherence level according to the different therapeutic regimes used |  | 3-6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Hypertension, Health-Related Quality of Life Adherence to the antihypertension treatment, Ambulatory Patients, MINICHAL score, Treatment Adherence Scale (MMAS), Quality of life, Adherence to treatment