Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate medication adherence in hypertensive patients. Method and Materials: Participants in this observational, cross-sectional study had hypertension for the previous year and were treated in the Department of Medicine Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur. Hypertensive outpatients under the age of 18 were the focus of the study. A method known as systemic sampling was used to find people to participate. A definite history, careful clinical assessment, and guiding for way of life changes was finished on all members selected. Patients were given the WHO-QOL Bref and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8) questionnaires to fill out in a separate room. Results: 152 patients participated in the study, with a mean MMAS-8 Score of 4.88±1.10 and a mean number of medications taken per person of 1.680.79. Seventy-four percent of patients were taking a combination of medications. Group 1 (on a single medication) and Group 2 (on two or more medications) were the two groups of participants. Better quality of life and significantly higher MMAS-8 scores were found in Group 1. Conclusion: Compared to patients on more than two medications, those on a single medication had significantly better adherence, slightly better quality of life, and better adherence correlation.

Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate medication adherence in hypertensive patients. Method and Materials: Participants in this observational, cross-sectional study had hypertension for the previous year and were treated in the Department of Medicine Pacific Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur. Hypertensive outpatients under the age of 18 were the focus of the study. A method known as systemic sampling was used to find people to participate. A definite history, careful clinical assessment, and guiding for way of life changes was finished on all members selected. Patients were given the WHO-QOL Bref and Morisky Medication Adherence Scale-8 (MMAS-8) questionnaires to fill out in a separate room. Results: 152 patients participated in the study, with a mean MMAS-8 Score of 4.88±1.10 and a mean number of medications taken per person of 1.680.79. Seventy-four percent of patients were taking a combination of medications. Group 1 (on a single medication) and Group 2 (on two or more medications) were the two groups of participants. Better quality of life and significantly higher MMAS-8 scores were found in Group 1. Conclusion: Compared to patients on more than two medications, those on a single medication had significantly better adherence, slightly better quality of life, and better adherence correlation.