Using the medication adherence reasons scale (MAR-scale) to identify the reasons for non-adherence in Chinese hypertensive patients

Jingjing Pan, Bin Hu, Xiaorong Xue and Lian Wu

PLOS ONE, 2025, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of medication non-adherence and to explore the factors influencing it among Chinese hypertensive patients. Patients and methods: A total of 571 hypertensive patients hospitalized in a tertiary hospital in Xi’an, China were invited to participate in this cross-sectional study. The Chinese Version of Medication Adherence Reasons Scale (ChMAR-Scale) was used to identify the most common reasons for non-adherence to hypertension medications.Binary logistic regression analysis was employed to analyze independent risk factors for adherence in hypertensive patients.Descriptive statistics were used to calculate the adherence rates and trends in the reasons for non-adherence. Results: Approximately 66.9% of the patients did not adhere to their medications.Age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.976, 95%CI:0.955–0.998, P = 0.032),education level(AOR = 0.566, 95% CI:0.419–0.765,P

Date: 2025
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