HİPERTANSİYON TANISI OLAN HASTALARDA BİLGİ DÜZEYİ VE İLAÇ TEDAVİSİNE UYUMUNUN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between hypertension knowledge levels and compliance with drug treatment of patients diagnosed with hypertension. Methods: This descriptive-relationship-seeking study was conducted at a university hospital in the Aegean Region between June and September 2017. The sample of 193 individuals diagnosed with hypertension, selected by improbable random sampling method, was the sample of the study. In the study, the data were collected using the Patient Information Form, Hypertension Information Level Scale (HIB-DS) and Antihypertensive Drug Treatment Compliance Scale. In the analysis of the data; percentage rate, frequency, mean, chi-square, Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney-U tests and Spearman correlation analysis were used. Results: The mean age of the participants was 56.6±9.6 years and the diagnosis period of hypertension was 7.1±5.6 years. The mean score of Hypertension Information-Level Scale (HIB-DO) was 11.9 ± 5.6, and the mean score of Antihypertensive Drug Therapy Scale was 8.0±2.1. It was determined that 63.7% of the participants were incompatible with antihypertensive drug treatment. Conclusions: In this study, hypertension knowledge levels and compliance with antihypertensive drug therapy were low in patients with hypertension; It was determined that as the knowledge levels of hypertension increased, their compliance with antihypertensive drug treatment decreased.