The effect of medication adherence promoting program and medication taking knowledge application on medication adherence behavior among hypertensive patients
Keywords:
medication adherence, application, hypertensionAbstract
This quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of a medication adherence promotion program coupled with a medication-taking knowledge mobile application on the consistent medication intake behaviors of patients with hypertension. The study included 52 hypertensive patients receiving treatment through the intake of antihypertensive medication within the responsibility zone of the Health Promotion Hospital. The sample was selected using purposive sampling and divided into two groups: an experimental group (n=26) receiving the medication adherence promotion program based on the theory of Planned behavior with the mobile application, and a control group (n=26) receiving standard nursing care. Collecting data before and after the experiment in both groups. Instruments used in the research were personal information questionnaires, medication-taking behavior questionnaires, the medication adherence promotion program, a medication-taking knowledge mobile application, medication-taking behavior logs, and guidelines for using the Line application. Statistics were analyzed using Chi-square, Independent t-test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and Mann-Whitney U test.
The results indicated that the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant increase in the scores of medication adherence behaviors compared to their pre-intervention scores (p < .001) and compared to the control group (p < .001).
The findings of this study suggest that the medication adherence promotion program and the medication-taking knowledge mobile application contribute to enhancing medication adherence behaviors among hypertensive patients.
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