Medication Adherence in Hypertension Treatment

Authors: Yew Sheng Qian, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan dan Tan Kit-Aun
Publisher: UKM Press
ISBN: 9786294864238
Tahun: 2025
Weight: 160 gsm 
Pages:  96 ms
Price: RM22

Hypertension is an increasingly worrying public health issue as it is the main risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and premature death worldwide. About one-third of the adults in Malaysia are suffering from hypertension. Although the causes of hypertension are well understood and various treatment modalities have been offered to hypertensive patients, the uptake of these treatment is unsatisfactory. This is mostly due to the lack of knowledge and poor medication adherence. As a result, the rate of hypertensive complications is high in Malaysia and worldwide. To solve the issue, through the content of this book, we provide holistic and easy-to-understand information regarding the disease to all readers. Then, we introduce various self-administered survey tools that can be used to measure the level of medication adherence as well as to identify the underlying factors that affect medication adherence among hypertensive patients. It is hoped that the provision of patient's education and self-monitoring of medication adherence can improve the treatment in hypertension.

YEW SHENG QIAN (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Department of Public Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, the National University of Malaysia. The focus of his research centers around epidemiology and digital health. AHMAD IOMER NASHRIO MOHD NAZAN (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has vast research experience in behavioral health promotion. TAN KIT-AUN (PhD) is a senior lecturer at the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research focus at the etiology of addictive behaviors in cyberspace.