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Mark J Butler1, Danielle Miller1, Ashley M Goodwin1
1Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY, USA; Institute of Health System Science, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, USA.
Abstract:
The goal of this article is to examine the modifiable psychological causes of adherence to antihypertensive medications and propose a potential approach for studying behavioral interventions to improve medication adherence. This article briefly discusses the importance of antihypertensive adherence and the most prevalent patient-level factors associated with nonadherence. The authors examine psychological barriers to adherence, which are often the causes that are most easily modifiable with person-level interventions. . The article then reviews the work of the Science of Behavior Change Program and the Human Behavior Change Project and discusses how this work can help to develop a standardized, mechanistic approach.
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