ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE “STEPS” STUDY

Аннотация:

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), arterial hypertension (H) is considered a non-infectious pandemic that affects the socio-economic losses of society. The prevalence of hypertension in the world is quite high and amounts to 30-45% among the adult population; increases with age and reaches 62% in persons over 60 years of age [1]. Despite numerous studies on the diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension, the availability of various treatment methods and a large selection of drugs and their combinations, it is still not possible to prevent the development of cardiovascular complications (myocardial infarction, stroke), which lead to patient disability and premature mortality [2].