The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.
T, Ö. & G, A. (2026). The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2025-0494en
T Ö, G A. The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P. 2026; doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2025-0494en
T Ö, G A. The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.[J]. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P. 2026. DOI: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2025-0494en.
@article{t2026,
author = {Ömer T and Abdurrezzak G},
title = {The relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study.},
journal = {Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P},
year = {2026},
doi = {10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2025-0494en},
note = {PMID: 42573603},
}
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OBJECTIVES: Hypertension remains a leading global public health challenge requiring consistent self-management, particularly through medication adherence and adequate health literacy. This study aimed to examine the relationship between religious health fatalism, medication adherence, and health literacy among patients with hypertension. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 211 hypertensive patients in two public hospitals in southeastern Türkiye. Data were collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Religious Health Fatalism Scale (RHFS), the Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS), and the Health Literacy Scale (HLS). RESULTS: The mean RHFS score was 59.41 ± 12.14, indicating a moderate-to-high level of fatalistic belief. Participants also demonstrated moderate levels of health literacy and medication adherence. A weak positive correlation was observed between religious health fatalism and health literacy (r = 0.16, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS: Although health literacy was positively associated with medication adherence in correlation analysis, this association did not remain statistically significant in the regression model. Religious health fatalism showed a stronger association with medication adherence.