Association between depressive and anxiety disorders and adherence to antihypertensive medication in community-living elderly adults.

Gentil, Lia; Maria Vasiliadis, Helen; Préville, Michel; Bossé, Cindy; Berbiche, Djamal

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04239.x

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Association between depressive and anxiety disorders and adherence to antihypertensive medication in community-living elderly adults.

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Authors:

Lia Gentil

Helen Maria Vasiliadis

Michel Préville

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To identify the determinants of antihypertensive medication adherence in community-living elderly adults. DESIGN: Longitudinal observational study. SETTING: Population-based health survey in the province of Quebec, Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Data from a representative sample (N = 2,811) of co...

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