UNDERSTANDING AND ADHERENCE TO A HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE PROGRAM IN A RISARALDA CITY COLOMBIA.
Objective: To establish the perception of hypertension in a population of the municipality of Dosquebradas attending a promotion and prevention program at the local hospital, and the resulting adherence to treatment. Materials and Methods: A mixed study was performed: Quantitative descriptive cross-...
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/20652 |
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| Sumario: | Objective: To establish the perception of hypertension in a population of the municipality of Dosquebradas attending a promotion and prevention program at the local hospital, and the resulting adherence to treatment. Materials and Methods: A mixed study was performed: Quantitative descriptive cross-sectional, and qualitative hermeneutical analysis on 66 people, who were applied the instruments BIP-Q (Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire), the MBG survey (Martin- Bayarre-Grau), and a semi-structured interview. For the analysis of quantitative data, the Stata 9.0 statistical package was used. For qualitative data, coding, categorization and choosing a central category of the interviews were conducted. Results: From a total of 66 people, 74.24% were female, and 63.6% were over 55 years of age. In the MBG survey, 98.8% had good adherence to drug treatment, 84.4% to diet, and50% to exercise. In the BIP-Q, 60.6% were concerned about their illness, 57.58% said they have little knowledge about their illness, and 62.1% think they may have some kind of complication. In the interview, people rated hypertension pathology as very serious due to its severe consequences when left untreated. Conclusion: The data obtained in the research yielded variability of results; finding the perception that hypertension is an important disease, which leads to good adherence to treatment. However, it is difficult to establish whether there is a direct relationship between good adhesion to treatment and adequate control of blood pressure, as this was not objectively substantiated. |
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