DEGREE OF ADHERENCE OF ELDERLY PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES
Introduction: The elderly often live with chronic diseases, which can be prevented and controlled by treatment regimens developed by medicine. And the effectiveness depends basically adequate adherenceto these. Objective: To assess the degree of adherence to the therapeutic regimen for elderly hyper...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul (USCS) |
| Repository: | Revista de Atenção à Saúde |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.seer.uscs.edu.br:article/2582 |
| Online Access: | http://seer.uscs.edu.br/index.php/revista_ciencias_saude/article/view/2582 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Aged hypertension diabetes mellitus chronic disease Idoso hipertensão doença crônica |
| Summary: | Introduction: The elderly often live with chronic diseases, which can be prevented and controlled by treatment regimens developed by medicine. And the effectiveness depends basically adequate adherenceto these. Objective: To assess the degree of adherence to the therapeutic regimen for elderly hypertensionand diabetes. Method: quantitative research with cross-sectional design. 30 elderly inpatients in a publichealth institution of Cuiabá - MT were interviewed. We used our own questionnaire with informationidentifying the subjects, and self-reported health data related to disease and treatment, the degree ofadherence to medication (Morisky Test) and the following guidelines for non-pharmacological measures.The collection period was from July 2011 to January 2012. Results: 80.0% of elderly patients admittedhad a low degree of adherence to drug therapy and 86.7% do not always follow nonpharmacologicalguidelines (proper diet, regular practice of physical activity, decreasing sodium intake in the diet andreducing consumption liquor). Conclusion: The high prevalence of hypertension and diabetes in theelderly and the devastating sequelae and consequences attributed to inadequate control of these chronic |
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