Tingkat Kepatuhan Minum Obat Pasien Hipertensi Dinilai dengan Morisky Medication Adherence Scale - 8 (MMAS-8) di RSUP M Djamil Padang
Introduction : Hypertension is a disease that is commonly found and one of the causes of death allover the world. Riset Kesehatan Dasar in 2013 shows that the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesiais 26.5%. The lack of medication adherence of hypertensive patients is a major cause of hypertensiontherapy failure. Non-adherence to antihypertensive drugs is a potential factor that can cause variouscomplications such as heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and blindness. The purpose of this study wasto determine the level of medication adherence for hypertensive patients in M. Djamil HospitalPadang.Method: This is a descriptive research with cross sectional design. The study population was patientswith hypertension with sampling based on counsecutive sampling. Inclusion criteria were essentialhypertension patients and willing to join the study. Exclusion criteria were hypertension emergency,hypertension urgency, and hypertension with complications. Data obtained directly from respondentsthrough the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 questionnaire and direct blood pressuremeasurement.Results: Based on the characteristics of hypertensive patients, found that male 62% and female 38%,ages 20-39 (19%) and ≤ 40 (81%), duration of hypertension < 5 years (62%) and ≥ 5 years (38 %),anti-hypertensive drugs > 1 (60%) and 1 (40%), uncontrolled blood pressure (65%) and controlled(35%). Low compliance rates (60%), moderate (31%) and high (9%).Conclusion: The level of medication adherence for hypertensive patients in M. Djamil HospitalPadang is low (60%), while moderate compliance (31%) and high compliance (9%).