Chronic and asymptomatic diseases influence the control of hypertension treatment in primary care
- Angela Maria Geraldo Pierin
- Stael Silvana Bagno Eleutério da Silva
- Flávia Cortez Colósimo
- Gabriela de Andrade Toma
- Talita de Souza Serafim
- Paolo Meneghin
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Abstract OBJECTIVE To identify the association between blood pressure control and the following variables: a) bio-social and lifestyle characteristics of hypertensive patients; and b) factors related to the antihypertensive treatment. METHODS This is an exploratory study with 290 people with hypertension from primary care. We used a specific instrument, self-administered, with 21 questions on factors that can hinder treatment, divided into four dimensions: medication, socioeconomic, institutional and personal beliefs. We adopted a significance level of p <0.05. RESULTS The control of blood pressure was associated (p <0.05) with female gender, Caucasian ethnicity, primary/secondary education, not drinking alcohol, higher income and regula...
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