Perfil dos pacientes hipertensos e adesão a farmacoterapia anti-hipertensiva no quilombo do Curiaú

Abstract

Systemic arterial hypertension is classified as a chronic non-transmissible disease, whose related factors are not fully understood, however, it is known that genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors are related to the onset of hypertension. Specific situations in the target public reveal the prevalence of hypertension and other chronic diseases, including quilombola populations, as it is known that they are groups of social vulnerability and low socioeconomic conditions. The number of people affected by hypertension already reaches an equivalent of 600 million people, with 7.1 million the number of deaths per year, knowing this, antihypertensive pharmacotherapy plays a central role in the management of these patients, since the drugs not only reduce blood pressure, but also cardiovascular events and, consequently, the mortality rate. The objective of this study is to evaluate the profile of adherence to pharmacotherapy of hypertensive patients residing in Quilombo do Curiaú. For realization, questionnaires were applied to adult residents of the Quilombola community of Curiaú, data collection is based on two phases. The first phase was the application of a questionnaire with questions referring to the demographic, socioeconomic and clinical profile, the Morisky Green method was attached to the questionnaire to assess adherence to pharmacotherapy. The second phase was based on analyzing the questionnaires of patients duly diagnosed with hypertension who reported using some medication in order to compare the responses. The survey showed that most hypertensive patients are women (60.71%), between 41-60 years old (50%), low level of education (42.85%). low income (71.42%), and with average adherence to pharmacotherapy (78%)