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The effect of peer education on medication adherence and quality of life of clients with hypertension.The effect of peer education on medication adherence and quality of life of clients with hypertension.The effect of peer education on medication adherence and quality of life of clients with hypertension.

Not Applicable
Conditions
hypertention.
Hypertensive diseases
I10-I15
Registration Number
IRCT2016102629809N1
Lead Sponsor
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
110
Inclusion Criteria

at least six months have passed by physician diagnosis of blood pressure; patients with primary hypertension are filled; have aged 15 years old and older; history of participation in training programs in the field of medication adherence and blood pressure during the past six months alone; at least one blood pressure medication taken by the patient; literate and have the ability to speak the Persian language; cognitive difficulties, physical disability does not have; employment or education in related groups, not medical.
Exclusion criteria: treatment regimen (medication adherence) patient change; patients during the study in collaboration with researcher has revised and happy to be working; to participate in at least one of the training sessions held by counterparts have; disturbed that the new body will lose its ability to self-care; patients died during the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Medication adherence. Timepoint: Two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Morisky medication adherence questionnaire.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Two months after the intervention. Method of measurement: SF-36 questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Hypertention. Timepoint: Two month after intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement of blood pressure, blood pressure measurement device is mercury.
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