Trust, Medication Adherence, and Hypertension Control in Southern African American Men

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ID11021032
AuthorsKeith Elder (0000-0002-4932-0852, Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), Zo Ramamonjiarivelo (0000-0001-5756-3582, Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), John Wiltshire (0000-0002-9371-5675, Saint Louis University), Jacqueline Wiltshire (Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), Crystal Piper (Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), Wendy S Horn (Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), Wendy Horn (Saint Louis University), Keon L Gilbert (0000-0001-7830-327X, Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), Sandral Hullett (Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...), Jeroan J Allison (0000-0003-4472-2112, Saint Louis University), Jeroan Allison (Keith Elder is with the Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO. Zo Ramamonjiarivelo is with Governors State University, University Park, IL. Jacqueline Wiltshire is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa. Crystal Piper is with the Department of Public Health Sciences, University of North Carolina Charlotte. Wendy S. Horn and Sandral Hullett are with Cooper Green...)
Year2012
Volume102
Issue12
Pages2242-2245
Publication date2012-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.300777
PMID22698017
PMCIDPMC3519318
OpenAlexW2056784109
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited28

We examined the relationship between trust in the medical system, medication adherence, and hypertension control in Southern African American men. The sample included 235 African American men aged 18 years and older with hypertension. African American men with higher general trust in the medical system were more likely to report better medication adherence (odds ratio [OR] = 1.06), and those with higher self-efficacy were more likely to report better medication adherence and hypertension control (OR = 1.08 and OR = 1.06, respectively)

African american · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Medication adherence · Odds · Odds ratio · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medication Adherence and Compliance · Medicine · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Gerontology