Purpose : The purpose of this study was to measure the relationships between psychosocial factors
and hypertension-related lifestyle behaviors and medication adherence based on Cox's Interaction
model of client health behaviors. Methods : Descriptive correlational study was conducted among 202
hypertensive military personnel. The data were collected from patients with previously diagnosed of
hypertension and had taken the antihypertensive medication in 9 army hospitals and one army
medical clinic. The data were analyzed by SPSS12 and STATA. Results : The mean score of
hypertension-related lifestyle was 63.39±8.85 from total of 92 points and only 37.1% practiced good
medication adherence. 15.5% of variance of hypertension-related lifestyle was accounted for
perceived health status, co-morbidity and patient-provider relationship. The predictors for medication
adherence were found to be the length of having hypertension and patient-provider relationship.
Conclusion : Hypertensive military personnel need more drinking restrictions and weight management,
and improving medication adherence is most important factor. Collaborative patient-provider
relationship will be a effective strategy to improve hypertension-related lifestyle and medication
adherence, and these factors should be considered when designing programs