3. Barreto et al. 2015 [59] | Brazil | To investigate the association between dissatisfaction with the public health service and MNA to antihypertensive therapy. | N = 392 Hypertensive patients were selected randomly and stratified way from eligible patients in outpatients of primary health care | 60 | Cross-sectional | 42.1/- | Factors associated with MNA: dissatisfaction with the health services: reception service (OR = 1.6; 95%CI:1.08 - 2.46; p = 0.01), scheduling appointment (OR = 2.1; 95% CI:1.31 - 3.29; p = 0.000), care received from the health team (OR = 3.8; 95% CI: 2.24 - 6.45; p = 0.000), solvability of health problems (OR = 5.4; 95% CI: 3.08 - 9.56; p = 0.00), group activities (OR = 4.7; 95% CI: 2.77 - 7.81; p = 0.00) and physician professional (OR = 6.5; 95% CI: 3.47 - 12.3; p = 0.00) |
4. Dosse et al. 2009 [63] | Brazil | To determine attendance of patients to medical appointments; the % of adherence to medication and non-medication regimens, and also identify the main reasons of hypertensive patients report for MNA | N = 68 Hypertensive patients registered in the outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital | 64.71 | Cross-sectional | 86.76/- | Main reasons reported for MNA: emotional factor (69.1%), could not tell the reason (10.3%) and eating habits (8.8%). Statistically significant relation between men and women-reasons reported: could not tell the reason (p = 0.006), alcohol consumption (p = 0.013), and associated disease (p = 0.049) |
5. Hu et al. 2013 [56] | China | To explore how and why patients adopt home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) and examine the association between HBPM and medication adherence. | N = 318 Eligible hypertensive patients from a community health centre. | 71.7 | Cross-sectional | 38.67/38.59 | Risk factors of MNA: shorter duration of hypertension (AOR = 3.31; 95% CI: 1.91 - 5.72; p < 0.001) and less frequency in performing BP measurements (AOR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.42 - 3.83; p < 0.001) |