DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY THE ELDERLY IN TAKEN PART IN THE ARTERIAL HIPERTENSION TREATMENT IN THE FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM.

Authors

  • Ana Paula Contiero Universidade Estadual de Maringá
  • Maria Paula Soares Pozati Secretaria de Saúde do Município de Presidente Venceslau-SP.
  • Rosemeire Ibanez Challouts Secretaria de Saúde do Município de Presidente Venceslau-SP.
  • Lígia Carreira Universidade Estadual de Maringá.
  • Sonia Silva Marcon Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Keywords:

Hipertensão, Família, Cuidadores, Saúde da Família.

Abstract

Study descriptive and exploratory developed in two teams of Family Health, in the municipality of President Venceslau SP, in order to characterize the profile of the elderly hypertensive patients who do not attend the activities of the Hiperdia and identify possible factors that interfere in the accession to this program. Data were collected in June 2007, with 36 families through a semi-structured. It was observed that the prevalence of non-membership of the elderly to the program is 8.5%, elderly and families know about the disease, and that if there is no dependence, the family is not involved with the treatment. .

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Author Biographies

Ana Paula Contiero, Universidade Estadual de Maringá

Professora Colaboradora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Maria Paula Soares Pozati, Secretaria de Saúde do Município de Presidente Venceslau-SP.

Especialista em Saúde da Família.

Rosemeire Ibanez Challouts, Secretaria de Saúde do Município de Presidente Venceslau-SP.

Especialista em Saúde Pública.

Lígia Carreira, Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Doutora em Enfermagem Fundamental. Professora Adjunto do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Sonia Silva Marcon, Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

Doutora em Filosofia da Enfermagem. Professora Associada da Universidade Estadual de Maringá.

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Published

2009-10-20

How to Cite

1.
Contiero AP, Pozati MPS, Challouts RI, Carreira L, Marcon SS. DIFFICULTIES EXPERIENCED BY THE ELDERLY IN TAKEN PART IN THE ARTERIAL HIPERTENSION TREATMENT IN THE FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM. Rev Gaúcha Enferm [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 20 [cited 2026 Aug. 12];30(1):62. Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rgenf/article/view/4227

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Artigos Originais

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