Change in the lifestyle of hypertensive patients

Authors

  • Daniela Gasperin
  • Lisia Maria Fensterseifer

Keywords:

Hipertensão, Pressão arterial, Estilo de vida

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.

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Published

2008-06-09

How to Cite

1.
Gasperin D, Fensterseifer LM. Change in the lifestyle of hypertensive patients. Rev Gaúcha Enferm [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 9 [cited 2026 Sep. 1];27(3):372. Available from: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/rgenf/article/view/4626

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (2006)

Section

Pesquisas

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