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Appendix A. Facilitators of and barriers to Adherence to hypertension Treatment
Scale (FATS) Subscales
Place an “X” in the box to describe your situation
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Taking charge and social
support
By sticking to my doctor’s
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treatment plan, I am taking the
responsibility for my body
Having a supportive person such
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as one who considers my dietary
needs helps me to follow the
treatment plan
Having someone who checks on
how my blood pressure is, helps
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me stick to my doctor’s treatment
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Learning about different ways to
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manage high blood pressure helps
me to stick to my doctor’s plan for
controlling my blood pressure
Positive personal/individual
behaviors to increase adherence
to recommended treatment for
high blood pressure
I help control my blood pressure
by a healthy lifestyle such as not
smoking or drinking too much
alcohol, exercising, limiting
greasy and fatty foods, and eating
lean meats and greens
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I need the right medicines and
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follow-up appointments to keep
my blood pressure under control
I keep reminders in my bathroom,
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on my dinning table or mirror to
help me keep to my blood pressure
medication schedule
Sticking to my care provider’s
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treatment plan for high blood
pressure means I refill my
medications before they run out
Sticking to my care provider’s
treatment plan for high blood
pressure means that I call for
appointments
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Prayers help me stick to my
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doctor’s plan for controlling my
blood pressure
Barriers to adherence to
recommended treatment for
high blood pressure
Being depressed prevents me from
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following my care provider’s
treatment plan for my high blood
pressure
I use boiled garlic, ginger, and
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lime to treat my high blood
pressure instead of what my doctor
prescribed
Because of changes in the dosage
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and timing of my medicines, it is
hard to stick to the treatment plan
for my high blood pressure
Stress in life such as fighting the
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social service system, prevents me
from sticking to the treatment plan
for my high blood pressure
It is important for me to tell my
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health care provider whether the
treatment he or she recommended
is working for me
Knowledge about high blood
pressure
Knowledge about high blood
pressure grounds me on what I
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should or should not do
Being aware of symptoms such as
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headaches, dizziness, and pain in
the back of my neck makes me
adhere to my high blood pressure
treatment plan
Getting treatment for my high
blood pressure is important even if
I do not have health insurance
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