Diet and Attitude as Predictors to the Compliance on Medication Regimen among Hypertensive Unit Heads/Unit Managers

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https://doi.org/10.7719/jpair.v25i1.395

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Health Education, diet, attitude, compliance, medication regimen, hypertensive, descriptive-correlational, Marawi City

Abstract

Hypertension (HPN) is the elevation of arterial blood pressure with a systolic pressure of 140 mmHg or greater and a diastolic pressure of 90mmHg or more. The study aimed to determine the compliance on medication regimen among unit heads or unit managers. The study utilized the descriptive-correlational research design to determine the relationships between variables. The participants were the 46 Unit Heads/Unit Managers chosen by means of purposive sampling. Questionnaire was the main tool for data gathering. The data were analyzed using percentage distribution, weighted mean, standard deviation, Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Regression Analysis. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents had a monthly income of 16,000 (364 USD) to 20,000 (455 USD), have 4 to 6 children, chairpersons of a department in a government agency, and has antihypertensive medications for less than a year up to five years. Likewise, majority of the participants were diagnosed with Stage 2 HPN and currently taking two types of antihypertensive medications. Majority strongly agreed on the information about hypertension. Lifestyles regarding diet as well as attitude are predictors for compliance to antihypertensive medication.

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Author Biography

  • Athena Jalaliyah B. Derico-Lawi, Mindanao State University

    Marawi City, Philippines

References

American Heart Association (2008). Retrieved on July 08, 2016 from http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

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Published

2016-06-24

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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2016): June

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Copyright (c) 2016 Athena Jalaliyah B. Derico-Lawi

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Derico-Lawi, A. J. (2016). Diet and Attitude as Predictors to the Compliance on Medication Regimen among Hypertensive Unit Heads/Unit Managers. JPAIR Multidisciplinary Research, 25(1), 130-136. https://doi.org/10.7719/jpair.v25i1.395