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These community facilities provide daytime care, including health support services, social activities and exercise. This study investigated the perceived effect of adult daycare centre attendance on BP control and treatment adherence.\n\nMethods:\u00a0A mainly descriptive study at MUCPP Community Health Centre (CHC) in Bloemfontein, South Africa, between July 2020 and September 2020, used questionnaires researchers completed during interviews. The researchers approached 372 hypertensive patients of a minimum of 60 years old and at least 2 years since being diagnosed.\n\nResults:\u00a0Of the 90 who attended ADCCs, 71.1% had controlled hypertension compared to 51.4% of those who did not. While treatment adherence showed no difference, a positive association between ADCC attendance and BP control is evident.\n\nConclusion:\u00a0The findings suggest a promising link between ADCC attendance and improved BP control in older adults with hypertension. Adult Day Care Centres warrant further exploration as it seems to be an encouraging support intervention for this vulnerable population.\n\nContribution:\u00a0This study highlights the positive impact ADCCs have on hypertension management in older adults, urging increased physician awareness and patient referrals.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4102\/safp.v66i1.5961","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,8]],"date-time":"2024-08-08T18:44:13Z","timestamp":1723142653000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4102\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of adult day care centre attendance on hypertension management"],"prefix":"10.4102","volume":"66","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-9665-0529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sentebaleng E.","family":"Seitshiro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/009xwd568","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of the Free State"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6944-6532","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omololu S.","family":"Aluko","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/009xwd568","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of the Free State"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9944-1807","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Wilhelm J.","family":"Steinberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/009xwd568","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University of the Free State"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2580","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"World Health Organization. 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