Factors that influence compliance with the treatment of the hypertensive patient in a basic health unit
International Journal of Development Research
Factors that influence compliance with the treatment of the hypertensive patient in a basic health unit
Received 17th September, 2019; Received in revised form 21st October, 2019; Accepted 03rd November, 2019; Published online 30th December, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Leide Elane da Costa Silva et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: to identify factors that hinder adherence to the treatment of hypertension. Method: This is a descriptive, exploratory, quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 30 patients who underwent treatment at the basic health unity; patients over 18 years of age enrolled in the unit were included; patients with some neuropsychiatric deficiency were excluded. To collect data, a semi-structured questionnaire was used to evaluate the level of knowledge of the population about the pathology and to measure adherence to the treatment. Results: The main prevalence of hypertension was among female, individuals of high age, medium schooling, income less than two minimum wages. Conclusion: Obesity, sedentary lifestyle, drug treatment failures and lack of knowledge about the disease were presented as non-compliance factors.
