Conclusion
Summarizing, we identified several individual patient issues
relevant to the treatment of hypertension. Patient knowledge,
routines, and beliefs about their health could interfere with hypertension management. This suggests combining educationalmaterialswithmore
intense behaviouralmodifications,
including coping and changes in routine, and incorporating
principles of health literacy and cultural competence could
bring benefit to hypertensionmanagement. Lastly, the role of
the provider is “the most important interaction in ensuring
adequate medication adherence” [35], which could play a
role in the patients’ belief system. Building upon the existing
research to develop an instrument to assess patients’ personal
barriers could have widespread relevance for better control of
BP.