Barriers to medication adherence and links to cardiovascular disease risk factor control: the Framingham Heart Study
Hennein R, Hwang S, Au R, Levy D, Muntner P, Fox CS, Ma J. Barriers to medication adherence and links to cardiovascular disease risk factor control: the Framingham Heart Study. Internal Medicine Journal 2018, 48: 414-421. PMID: 29193523, PMCID: PMC5889324, DOI: 10.1111/imj.13687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCVD risk factorsMini-Mental State ExaminationMedication adherenceLow adherenceRisk factorsFramingham Heart StudyCardiovascular diseaseDepressive symptomsHeart StudyCardiovascular disease risk factor controlHigher mean diastolic blood pressureMean low-density lipoprotein cholesterolFour-item Morisky Medication Adherence ScaleMean diastolic blood pressureMedian age 70 yearsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMorisky Medication Adherence ScaleFive-unit increaseRisk factor controlLipid-lowering medicationsDiastolic blood pressureMedication Adherence ScaleAge 70 yearsLow medication adherenceCES-D scores