http://lattes.cnpq.br/4327276490884884; DANTAS, Rita de Cássia dos Santos.
Abstract:
Hypertension is a chronic cardiovascular disease when not treated properly can develop several complications. Despite the existence of various treatment methods, it is known that it is difficult for people to adhere to treatment. Several factors can interfere with treatment, and among them socioeconomic factors. Thus, this study aims to analyze the adhesion of antihypertensive treatment according to socioeconomic variables for the city of hypertensive Picuí / PB. The participants were 297 hypertensive of both genders and registered users of basic health units. The instrument used for data collection was a standardized questionnaire, found that the hypertensive population studied has a higher percentage of females (86.5%) and elderly (55.9%). Also characterized by low education (84.2%) and income for about 60% of the respondents live in families with a monthly per capita income less than or equal to a quarter of the minimum wage. By analyzing the variables corresponding to compliance with medical treatment was observed that 62.5% do not adhere to treatment front of medication taken, as well as to non-medication treatment by not showing adherence to the consumption of fruits and vegetables, could not reduce or achieve the desired weight, physical activity. In addition to presenting high morbidity, since 34% of hypertensive patients are obese, 73.1% have waist-hip ratio above the normal range and 56.6% claim to have dyslipidemia. Socioeconomic factors are not the main predisposing to the lack of adherence to treatment. However, the health care proved to be a considerable factor in the lack of continuity in the hypertensive treatment, since most of the population seeking care in primary health care sporadically performed spontaneously. Besides that 59.6% of the hypertensive patients were never invited or who were invited and / or participated only once in educational activities.
