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Blood pressure control and its associated factors among patients with heart failure in Jordan

Journal of Human Hypertension volume 37, pages 977–984 (2023)Cite this article

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Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) has been associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events including heart failure. This study aimed to explore the factors associated with poor BP control among patients with heart failure at two major outpatient cardiology clinics in Jordan. Variables including socio-demographics, biomedical variables, in addition to disease and medication characteristics were collected using medical records and custom-designed questionnaire. The validated 4-item Medication Adherence Scale was used to assess medication adherence. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the significant and independent predictors of poor BP control. Regression analysis results revealed that being not satisfied with the prescribed medication (OR = 2.882; 95% CI: 1.458–5.695; P < 0.01), reporting moderate medication adherence (OR = 0.203; 95% CI: 22 0.048–0.863; P < 0.05), not receiving digoxin (OR = 3.423; 95% CI: 1.346–8.707; P < 0.05), and not receiving aldosterone antagonist (OR = 2.044; 95% CI: 1.038-4.025; P < 0.05) were associated with poor BP control. Future interventions should focus on increasing medication satisfaction and enhancing medication adherence, in order to improve BP control among patients with heart failure.

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  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid, 22110, Jordan

    Anan S. Jarab, Hanan W. Hamam, Shrouq R. Abu Heshmeh & Tareq L. Mukattash

  2. College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Anan S. Jarab

  3. Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, P.O. Box 130, Amman, 11733, Jordan

    Walid A. Al-Qerem

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by AJ, WA, and HH. The first draft of the manuscript was written by HH, SA, and AJ and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final draft of the manuscript.

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Jarab, A.S., Hamam, H.W., Al-Qerem, W.A. et al. Blood pressure control and its associated factors among patients with heart failure in Jordan. J Hum Hypertens 37, 977–984 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41371-023-00807-z

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