Adherence to antihypertensive medication and its predictors among non-elderly adults in Japan
Nishimura S, Kumamaru H, Shoji S, Sawano M, Kohsaka S, Miyata H. Adherence to antihypertensive medication and its predictors among non-elderly adults in Japan. Hypertension Research 2020, 43: 705-714. PMID: 32313192, DOI: 10.1038/s41440-020-0440-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntihypertensive AgentsDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansHypertensionJapanMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedConceptsLow adherenceAntihypertensive medicationsAntihypertensive drugsJapanese patientsLarge administrative claims databaseAntihypertensive drug usersInitiation of angiotensinAdministrative claims databaseSuboptimal clinical outcomesProportion of daysNon-elderly adultsLogistic regression analysisHypertensive patientsThiazide diureticsClinical outcomesClaims databaseFemale sexHigh adherencePatientsEnzyme inhibitorsDrug usersYounger ageTargeted interventionsFacility characteristicsLarge hospitals