Abstract
All hypertensives (N=325)among a staff of the University of Tokyo, who had been judged by the Health Service Center to be necessary to be treated or to take care of themselves, were surveyed by mail questionnaire method. Answers of 229 hypertensives (70.5% of the target persons) were analyzed. The following results were obtained. 1) Seventy-one point eight percent of 117 hypertensives who had been judged to be necessary to be treated, visited their doctors regularly and continuously. The rest of them had some problems in their doctor visiting. 2) Sixty point four percent of 91 hypertensives who were prescribed antihypertensive drugs, complied well. This drug compliance rate seemed to be average in Japan, but left room for improvement. 3) Fifty-five point nine percent of 229 hypertensives reduced salt intake. 35.8% of them drank alcohol everyday. 33.2% of them drank alcohol heavily. 45.0% of them took physical exercise regularly. From these results, they seemed not desirably to comply with general therapeutic measures. 4) In psychological factors, persons who had stronger perceived severity of high blood pressure, stronger perceived benefit of continuous treatment, stronger normative belief (referents; their family) and stronger normative belief (referents; their surrounding people) visited their doctors more regularly and continuously. 5) Also, persons who had stronger normative belief (referents; their family) reduced salt intake more desirably.
