Correlation between medication compliance and social relational quality of elderly patients with hypertension in community

Abstract

Objective To investigate current status and correlation between medication compliance and social relational quality of elderly patients with hypertension in community and to provide reference for intervention on chronic disease in community. Methods Totally 300 elderly patients with hypertension in Beihu Nanmian Community, Xixiangtang District, were recruited by convenience sampling method. Social relational quality scale (SRQS) and Morisky questionnaire were applied to investigate their social relational quality and medication compliance. Results The score of social relational quality was (48.45±5.48) , and the score of medication compliance was (10.45±2.71) . There was a significant difference in the score of medication compliance among patients with different education level and monthly income (P<0.05) . Education level, monthly income, and social relational quality were positively correlated with medication compliance of community elderly patients with hypertension (β’=0.349, 0.376, 0.411; P<0.05). Conclusions Elderly patients with hypertension in community with higher social relational quality tend to have a better medication compliance. Key words: Aged; Hypertension; Community; Medication compliance; Social relational quality