Treatment adherence among adult hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional retrospective study in primary care in Romania

This study was performed to elucidate the level of adherence to antihypertensive treatment in adult subjects attending a family medicine clinic in a city in central Romania. A cross-sectional, retrospective study was performed on a cohort of hypertensive adults. A total of 525 participants were selected from 1,714 adults attending a single urban family medicine practice. Assessment of adherence to therapy was performed by a chart review of prescription and clinical records over a 4-year study period. The results showed that 69.8% of the patients had high adherence (>80% with therapy); 20.3% had medium adherence (20%-79%); and 9.9% had low adherence (