The study used the Morisky Scale, a self-reported questionnaire to assess how frequent medication was forgotten or usage was neglected.

Medication Adherence Assessment of Hypertensive Black Patients

Medical adherence refer to patients adhering to medical treatment plans in regards to medication. 

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This study wanted to investigate whether collaborative communication correlated with higher rates of medical compliance. Researchers also wanted to investigate if race of both doctor and patient correlated with either worse or better medical compliance.

The Impact of Patients-Provider Communication on Medication Compliance in Hypertensive Black Patients 

1. Schoenthaler A, Allegrante JP, Chaplin W, Ogedegbe G. The effect of patient-provider communication on medication adherence in hypertensive black patients: Does race concordance matter? Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2012;43(3):372-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-011-9342-5.

Medical Adherence 

The study used a scale to assess the extent to which Hypertensive Black patients believed their provider wanted their participation in treatment and empathetically encouraged medical adherence. 

Assessment of Hypertensive Black Patients Views on Patient-Provider Communication

Race-discordant patient- physician relationships is when the patient and provider do not belong to the same racial background.

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