HCM-505: Research Methodology in Health

This paper is a part of a requirement for the HCM505 – Research Methodology in Health. The task required in the research is to establish a topic from different topics provided in the guidelines. Also, it involves choosing ten research sources from peer reviewed articles that addresses the topic. From the topics provided, I have chosen “chronic diseases”. From the broad topic, I have chosen to study the risk factors for hypertension in Saudi Arabia and the level of adherence to treatment among the population. This topic provides an understanding of what factors are involved in predisposing the Saudi Arabian population to hypertension. Most importantly it answers the query of how people are responding to treatment to ensure that the disease is prevented. However, the most of the articles involved in the study will address the level of adherence to treatment to solve this problem in the population.

References for the Topic

1.  The first source is peer reviewed article that addresses the link between drug adherence and knowledge among patients in Saudi Arabia. The articles shows that the level of knowledge was poor and patients were not sure of the advantages of consistent medication use which influences non-adherence (Alzahrani et al., 2019).
2. A source was established by Alasiri et al. (2018) to evaluate the link between awareness on hypertension and medication adherences among hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia. The authors shows that awareness is significant in enhancing habits such as blood pressure control and treatment. Lack of adherence to medication in Saudi Arabia is linked to poor awareness.
3. This source evaluates the adherence of patients with hypertension to treatment. According to Algabbani & Algabbani (2020), approximately 42% of patients with hypertension are not adherent to antihypertensive medications. The research shows that there is a need to urge consistent monitoring in adherence to treatment to manage the disease and control issues such as morbidities.
4. In this source, the authors evaluates the general adherence for medications among patients with chronic diseases including hypertension. Among the patients evaluated, 44% of them had hypertension. According to the results, 49% do not go for follow up and 42% opines that they forget taking the medications (Alosaimi et al., 2022).
5. An article was done to conduct a multicity study for investigating adherence to treatment and satisfaction level among hypertensive patients. According to the research, 79% of the respondents reported to adhere well to treatment and 73% of them were satisfied with the management plan from healthcare providers. The research shows that high level of adherence in Saudi Arabia is linked to increased satisfaction level (Alshahrani et al., 2021).
6. A research done by Alsofyani et al. (2022) to evaluate the factors linked to adherence among hypertensive patients in Taif city shows that the adherence level is approximately 36.8%. The research concludes that when patient are attending follow-up sessions it is vital to enhance reminder mechanism and enhance regular counselling for medication adherence.
7. This article provides information on the prevalence of the risk factors for hypertension and diabetes among patients in Tabuk. The research shows that the main risk factor for hypertension in Saudi Arabia is the presence of other cardiac conditions (Mohamed, 2019). The research shows that there is a need to enhance lifestyles, diet and physical activity to prevent hypertension among the population.
8. This paper is an empirical paper that evaluates the knowledge of physicians and adherence in hypertension management guidelines in Saudi Arabia. According to this research, low level of k knowledge to hypertension treatment guidelines was 18% which influenced poor adherence level (Shnaimer & Gosadi, 2020).
9. This is a cross-sectional study that was established by Thirunavukkarasu et al. (2022) to evaluate medication adherence and its underlying factors among hypertensive patients in different primary health centers in Saudi Arabia. The study shows that there is poor adherence for antihypertensive medications which is linked to married people, rural areas residents, poor incomes and age.
10. This is a retrospective cohort study done by Yagoub et al. (2022) to investigate the incidence and risk factors for hypertension in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The study shows that physical activity, smoking status, family history, marital status, sex and age plays a great role in hypertension. The research goes on to suggest the need for diagnosis, treatment and health education on the risk factors in Saudi Arabia.

Conclusion

Finding research sources is a vital step in establishing information to answer a topic question. In the process of gathering sources, I made efforts to gather articles that:

1. Recent sources within 5 years that could provide information on risk factors and adherence to medication among hypertensive populations in Saudi Arabia
2. Articles that could provide background information to help develop a research survey in similar population to provide solutions.

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