Hypertension Patients on Drug Medication Adherence and Rational Medication Use

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypertension Patients

• Registration Number: NCT05060575
• Lead Sponsor: T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Brief Summary

This research will be conducted to determine the effects of education and telephone counseling given to hypertension patients on drug treatment compliance and rational drug use.

Detailed Description

This research will be conducted to determine the effects of education and telephone counseling given to hypertension patients on drug treatment compliance and rational drug use.

Research Hypotheses H0: Education and telephone counseling given to hypertension patients do not affect drug treatment compliance.

H1: Education and telephone counseling given to hypertension patients increase drug treatment compliance.

H0: Education and telephone counseling given to hypertension patients do not affect rational drug use.

H1: Education and telephone counseling given to hypertension patients increase rational drug use.

This study was planned as a single-blind randomized controlled experimental study.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-18
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-29
• Study Start: 2021-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-05-01
• Study Completion: 2022-06-01
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• • Diagnosed with hypertension,
• Hypertension disease duration of at least 6 months,
• Using at least one drug due to hypertension,
• 18 years old and over
• Literate,
• Living in the town centre,
• Owns a phone
• Open to communication and cooperation,
• Patients willing to participate in the study will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a psychiatric illness
• Hearing loss,
• Can't understand or speak Turkish and
• Patients who do not wish to continue the study will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rational Drug Use Scale	12 weeks	The scale has 36 items and is a triple Likert type. Behavioral beliefs (items 1-9), Control beliefs (items 10-16), Attitude (items 17-21), Subjective norm (items 22-23), Intention (items 24-28), and Knowledge It has 6 sub-dimensions (items between 29 and 36). Scoring of scale items was never (0), sometimes (1), and always (2) for positive items; negative items (items 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 24) are calculated as never (2), sometimes (1), and always (0). The scores that can be obtained from the scale range from 0 to 72. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of rational drug use increases.
Adherence to Medication Self-Efficacy Scale	12 weeks	The scale consists of 13 items and determines the self-efficacy/confidence level of adherence to drug treatments of individuals with hypertension. The scale is evaluated by scoring from 1 to 4 in each question. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 13, and the maximum score is 52. The increase in the scale score indicates that the compliance of individuals to antihypertensive drug treatment increases positively.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diastolic/Systolic blood pressure	12 weeks	Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure will be measured.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacer GÖK UĞUR; 🇹🇷 Ordu, Cumhuriyet Campus Cumhuriyet District, Turkey