Low-income patients more likely to take blood pressure medication when doctor involves them in conversation
August 29, 2017
Circulation: Quality and Outcomes Report
Dallas, TX – The key to getting low-income patients to take their blood pressure medications as prescribed may be as simple as a conversation.
Low-income patients with high blood pressure were less likely to take their medications as directed when their healthcare providers did not use a collaborative communication style or ask them about social issues such as employment, housing and partner relationships, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation: Quality and Outcomes.
Low-income patients with high blood pressure whose healthcare providers did not use collaborative communication styles or ask about social issues, such as employment and housing, were less likely to take their blood pressure medications as directed. (American Heart Association)
