[Is patient education a factor elevating efficacy of arterial hypertension control?]

Unsatisfactory control of arterial hypertension is to a great extent determined by low compliance of patients to treatment, which can be caused by insufficient information about the disease and lack of proper motivation. Special methods were elaborated for elevation of level of awareness of patients - from one-time physician's advice and delivery of printed material up to a group training in a framework of programs with scheduled duration, volume, and succession of presentation. In this paper we present a review of publications devoted to the problem of patient\'s education, analysis of their efficacy in relation of improvement of control of disease, feasibility of application in various categories of patients with arterial hypertension. Most effective appears to be complex approach combining education of both patients and physicians, reminders to patients about visits and taking of medicines, special drug packaging, social support and cooperation from the side of the family.