title: [Changes in the lifestyle of hypertensive patients].
abstract: Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) is considered a public health problem in Brazil. Preventing and treating SAH involve teaching people how to change their lifestyle. This study aims at quantifying, identifying, and summarizing Latin American articles on non-medical treatment of SAH, published between 1999 and 2003. Reference search included the following online sources: LILACS, MEDLINE, and SciELO. Sixty seven articles discussed change in hypertensive patient's lifestyle, and the most frequent issues were body weight reduction and physical exercise.
authors.affiliation: Enfermeira Licenciada e Mestranda em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. daniela@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gasperin
authors.forename: Lisia Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fensterseifer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001938:Brazil; D004032:Diet; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000517:prevention & control; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D007843:Latin America; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D015431:Weight Loss