Knowledge and practice of elderly people of a systemic arterial hypertension program in belem-para

International Journal of Development Research

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15187

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Eliene do Socorro da Silva Santos, Ana Kedma Correa Pinheiro, Brunna Susej Guimarães Gomes, Margarete Feio Boulhosa, Héllen Cristhina Lobato Jardim Rêgo, Wilson Mateus Gomes da Costa Alves, Rosiane Pinheiro Rodrigues, Manoel Vitor Martins Marinho, Silvana Silva Chaves, Tatiana Menezes Noronha Panzetti, Virgínia Mercês Lara Pessoa Oliveira, Marcia Andrea da Gama Araujo, Milene Gouvêa Tyll, Lidiane de Nazaré Mota Trindade, and 11Gracileide Maia Corrêa

Received 17th November, 2018; Received in revised form 26th December, 2018; Accepted 07th January, 2019; Published online 27th February, 2019

Copyright © 2019, Eliene do Socorro da Silva Santos 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.

Abstract:

Objective: To analyze the knowledge and practices of elderly people affected by Systemic Arterial Hypertension, enrolled in the HIPERDIA program, in a Health School Center in the metropolitan region of Belem-PA. Materials and methods: Descriptive research, with a quantitative approach, performed with 81 hypertensive users who were aged ≥ 60 years. Results: Knowledge about hypertension and healthy living habits, as well as practices, proved to be adequate (p<0,05). Conclusions: Although the knowledge and practices of the elderly are satisfactory, the changes in the life habits of some users expressed deficiency, since they involve behavioral aspects of risk and this may interfere and / or hinder the effectiveness of the treatment and, consequently, the control of the Systemic Arterial Hypertension.

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