Via practica 3–4/2013

Adherence to the treatment of hypertension – as it is with the perception of treatment success

The objective of this was to find out and mutually compare the opinions patients and general practitioners for adults on the perception of the success of drug therapy (FT) of arterial hypertension. For detection, we used most frequently used method – a structured questionnaire created by cooperation of sociologist, clinical pharmacologist and general practitioner, verified in the pilot study. Results obtained from the survey showed relatively high interest of the professional and general public about the problem of AH.

Keywords: arterial hypertension, pharmacotherapy, adherence.