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Published on: January 7, 2019
Mental health, binge drinking, and antihypertension medication adherence
Jim E Banta1, Kelly B Haskard, Mark G Haviland
1Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, CA 92350, USA. jbanta@llu.edu
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.
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