Participants were less likely to be in a committed relationship and more likely to be prescribed higher doses of antihypertensive medications. Also they reported having higher rates of comorbid diseases

Hypertensive Black Patients Statistic in Race-Discordant Patient-Physician Relationships 

The study found that in Race-Discordant Patient-Physician Relationships, participants rated their physician to listen to them better, clearly articulate treatment plans, make them feel more comfortable.  

Findings in Hypertensive Black Patients in Race-Discordant Patient-Physician Relationships


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

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

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. 

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