Effect of Perceived Barriers on Compliance with Antihypertensive Medication

Abstract

Noncompliance with antihypertensive medication remains an obstacle to the management of hypertension, and despite research efforts over the past decade, the predictors of noncompliance remain unclear. According to values expectancy theory, individuals rationally choose noncompliance when the barriers or costs of treatment outweigh the expected benefits. Noncompliance, therefore, is likely to occur when net costs of treatment are high.