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. 2019 Dec;69(10):1087-1090.

[Antihypertensive treatment: the human factor]

[Article in French]
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[Antihypertensive treatment: the human factor]

[Article in French]
Gérard Reach. Rev Prat. 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Antihypertensive treatment: the human factor. Two barriers limit the effectiveness of treatment in chronic diseases: non-adherence by patients who do not take prescribed drugs and clinical inertia by physicians who do not follow good practice guidelines. Taking this "human factor" into account reveals the importance of the quality of the doctor-patient relationship. Both need to be considered as persons endowed with complex thought. This explains the advent in medicine of the concept of shared medical decision-making.

Traitement antihypertenseur : le facteur humain. Deux obstacles limitent l’efficacité du traitement dans les maladies chroniques : la non-observance des patients qui ne prennent pas les médicaments prescrits et l’inertie clinique des médecins qui ne suivent pas les recommandations de bonne pratique. La prise en compte de ce « facteur humain » révèle l’importance de la qualité de la relation médecin-patient, tous deux étant considérés comme des personnes douées d’une pensée complexe, et explique l’avènement en médecine du concept de décision médicale partagée.

Keywords: adherence; clinical inertia; shared decision making; trust.

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G. Reach déclare n’avoir aucun lien d’intérêts.

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