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| Author(s): |
Feriato, Katia Tizato
[1]
;
de Gusmao, Josiane Lima
[1]
;
Silva, Arlete
[1]
;
dos Santos, Cecilia Angelita
[2]
;
Ferrera Pereira, Renan Sallazar
[3]
;
Amendola, Fernanda
[1]
Total Authors: 6
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Guarulhos, Guarulhos, SP - Brazil
[2] Hosp Municipal Dr Jose de Carvalho Florence, Occupat Med, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[3] Ctr Univ AGES, Dept Nursing, Paripiranga, BA - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem; v. 71, n. 4, p. 1875-1882, JUL-AUG 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT Objective: to assess antihypertensive treatment adherence and associated factors in workers from a hospital. Method: cross-sectional research, consisting of 108 workers who self-reported as being hypertensive. Associations between sociodemographic, work and health variables were assessed regarding adherence. Results: the mean age was 44.2 years, with predominance of the female sex and workers from the nursing area. Through blood pressure measurement, 25% of participants were classified as non-controlled hypertensive patients. Approximately 88% reported taking some sort of medication; however, 79.6% did not adhere to the antihypertensive treatment. In the multiple regression analysis, the independent factors for non-adherence were hypercholesterolemia (OR=8.10; p=0.024) and missing medical appointments (OR=4.06; p=0.048). Conclusion: we verified a significant percentage of non-adherence. Since hypertension and cholesterol are asymptomatic diseases that require continuous treatment, hypertensive patients have difficulties to understand the importance of adhering to the treatment, even being health professionals or working in hospitals. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 12/04088-7 - Workers health assessment of a general hospital in são José dos Campos-SP |
| Grantee: | Josiane Lima de Gusmão |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |