Adherence to management of high blood pressure: recommendations of the Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control.
Can J Public Health
; 89(5): I5-11, 1998.
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en En, Fr
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| ID: mdl-9813919
Adherence or compliance, in the context of medical treatment, refers to how well a patient follows and sticks to the management plan developed with her/his health care provider, which may include pharmacologic agents as well as changes in lifestyle. Adherence is of great concern in asymptomatic conditions such as hypertension, where lack of control may have serious ramifications including end organ damage and premature mortality. To address this issue, the Canadian Coalition for High Blood Pressure Prevention and Control established a national Advisory Committee on Adherence to the Management of High Blood Pressure. The Advisory Committee consisted of 11 members from different disciplines of health care providers. The Committee reviewed all evidences to date and drew up four practical recommendations with respect to patient, provider and environment. Based on Canadian Task Force on Periodic Health Examination's guidelines, all four recommendations can be classified as 'level C' with a quality of evidence of II.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cooperación del Paciente
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
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Fr
Revista:
Can J Public Health
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Suiza