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Date of Award
1983
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Graduate School
First Advisor
Martin T. Gipson
First Committee Member
Roseann Hannon
Second Committee Member
David Young
Third Committee Member
Patrick Catania
Abstract
This study tested the effectiveness of special packaging in increasing the medication compliance of hypertensive patients in the outpatient clinic at San Joaquin General Hospital. Seventy patients were randomly assigned to an experimental and control group. After a 6 week treatment period, the mean compliance estimates for the experimental and control groups (xl = 68.59%, x2 = 48.67%) were compared and found to be significantly different (t = 2.46, df = 33, p < .05). In addition, a statistically significant negative correlation was found between compliance and blood pressure (r = -0.51, p ~ .01).
Pages
53
Recommended Citation
Young, Renée R.. (1983). The effect of special packaging on the medication compliance of hypertensive patients. University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2095
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