Research Article

Effects of Emotional Response on Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication and Blood Pressure Improvement

Table 1

Multivariate models.

-valuePr(> )

(A) Moderator model (n = 89*)
 Outcome = postbaseline 90-day adherence
  Model23.5<0.0001
  Intercept4.80.03
  Prebaseline adherence41.5<0.0001
  Male2.70.10
  ER0.000.98
  Gender × ER9.70.003
(B) Models stratified by gender
 Outcome = postbaseline 90-day adherence
Males (n = 44)
  Model28.6<0.0001
  Intercept3.70.06
  Prebaseline adherence28.1<0.0001
  Positive ER12.30.001
  Depressive symptoms5.10.03
Females (n = 41#)
  Model5.6<0.0001
  Intercept5.90.02
  Prebaseline adherence14.40.0005
  Age3.40.07
  Negative ER6.30.02
(C) Change in blood pressure model (n = 94)
 Outcome = change in SBP
  Model5.60.0005
  Intercept14.80.0002
  Baseline SBP12.60.001
  Negative ER4.00.048
  Postbaseline 90-day adherence9.30.003
  Negative ER × adherence 5.90.016

* n = 1 with missing emotional response data, with no prebaseline adherence data. -square = 0.46; with missing pre-baseline adherence data, -square = 0.64; # with missing independent-variable data. -square = 0.42; with missing independent-variable data and, with missing dependent-variable data. -square = 0.24. ER: emotional response; SBP: systolic blood pressure.