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- Title
Mental health, binge drinking, and antihypertension medication adherence.
- Authors
Banta JE; Haskard KB; Haviland MG; Williams SL; Werner LS; Anderson DL; Dimatteo MR
- Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between self-reported mental health and binge drinking, as well as health status, sociodemographic, social support, economic resource, and health care access indicators to antihypertension medication adherence. Method: Analysis of 2003 California Health Interview Survey data. Results: Having poor mental health days predicted medication nonadherence, whereas binge drinking did not. Nonadherence predictors included younger age, Latino, non-US citizen, uninsured, less education, and no regular medical care. Adherence predictors were older age, African American, having prescription insurance, a college degree, poor health, comorbid diabetes or heart disease, and overweight or obese. Conclusion: Better mental health may improve medication adherence among hypertensive individuals.
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 2, p158
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.5993/ajhb.33.2.5