[Barriers to hypertension treatment].
The objective was to describe the barriers faced by people with hypertension for non compliance to treatment and control the levels of blood pressure. This is a transversal and descriptive study which was carried out in 6 basic health units in Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil. The population consisted of 246 people enrolled in the program to Control Hypertension for at least a year. Data were collected using a structured interview and electronic chart. Of them, 69 showed normal blood pressure levels. The main barriers discovered were: poor financial condition, continuous treatment with many medicines and practice physical activity. It was concluded that barriers to the anti-hypertensive treatment include the sick people, their environment and their access to health care.
Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Mestrado Acadêmico em Cuidados Clínicos em Saúde, Fortaleza-CE, Brasil. vilani_guedes@hotmail.com
Maria Vilani Cavalcante
MV
Guedes
Thelma Leite
TL
de Araujo
Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
MV
Lopes
Lucia de Fatima
Lde F
da Silva
Maria Célia
MC
de Freitas
Paulo César
PC
de Almeida
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents