Table 3.

Facilitators to Anti-Hypertensive Medication Adherence among Participants with Bipolar Disorder (BD) (n =13)

Themes and Categories	Illustrative Quotations from Respondents
Supportive Others	“Like my friend that calls me. She might call me maybe 3 times a day and each time she calls she asks me do I take my medicine, do I take it, did I take it!” Respondent #13 “My sister will call me about 8 or 9 o’clock, when she take her medicine, and reminds me to take my medicine.” Respondent #1
Using Reminders	“I take mine soon as I open my eyes. Otherwise I forget. And what’s helped me is having that pill box, you know. That tells you morning, afternoon, and evening medicines.” Respondent #5 “So I put a calendar on my door and I got one on my refrigerator so I can remind myself and it’s crossed out that I took my medicine.” Respondent #10
Fear of Consequences	“I might have a stroke, heart attack, burst an artery, or pass out.” Respondent #3