Effect of motivational interviewing in hypertensive patients (MIdNIgHT): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Only one-third of hypertensive patients achieve and maintain blood-pressure control. This is attributed to low treatment adherence and has a negative impact on clinical outcomes. Adherence is multidimensional and involves aspects both related to patient characteristics and to the...

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Main Authors: Luana Claudia Jacoby Silveira, Graziella Badin Aliti, Elisabeth Meyer Da Silva, Ravi Pereira Pimentel, Miguel Gus, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3486-1