Table 2.
Differences among respondents with controlled and uncontrolled hypertension with regard to specific classes of actual drug-related problems identified
| Actual drug-related problem categories | Hypertension control | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Controlled (103) | Uncontrolled (97) | p Value | OR | |
| Indication drug-related problems (yes, n (%)) | 49 (47.6) | 50 (51.5) | 0.574 | 1.172 |
| Effectiveness drug-related problems (yes, n (%)) | 44 (42.7) | 78 (80.4) | 0.000* | 5.505 |
| Safety drug-related problems (yes, n (%)) | 42 (40.8) | 46 (47.4) | 0.344 | 1.310 |
| Adherence to medications (non-adherent, n (%)) | 36 (35.0) | 49 (50.5) | 0.026* | 1.900 |
| Adherence to self-care activities (non-adherent, n (%)) | 78 (75.7) | 81 (83.5) | 0.173 | 1.623 |
| Knowledge about medications (poor knowledge, n (%)) | 38 (36.9) | 56 (57.7) | 0.003* | 2.336 |
| Knowledge about self-care activities (poor knowledge, n (%)) | 17 (16.5) | 18 (18.6) | 0.703 | 1.153 |
| Miscellaneous drug-related problems (yes, n (%)) | 68 (66.0) | 84 (86.6) | 0.001* | 3.326 |
*Significant at 0.05 level, χ2 test.