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- Title
ACCESSIBILITY OF HYPERTENSIVE USERS TO HEALTH UNITS AND TREATMENT ADHERENCE.
- Authors
Marques Frota, Natasha; Moura de Araújo, Thiago; Moreira Barros, Lívia; Áfio Caetano, Joselany; de Sousa Araújo Santos, Zélia Maria
- Abstract
We aimed to analyze the accessibility of hypertensive users to the health system with focus on treatment adherence. A cross-sectional study with quantitative approach was conducted in four Family Health Basic Units of Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. The sample consisted of 400 users. Data collection happened through a form applied from May to August 2011. About 97.5% of users were older than 40 years, and 67.2% were female. The accessibility to the referral service occurred in 47.2% of users to secondary care, of which 101 (25.2%) were referred to Emergency Units, and 88 (22.0%) were admitted to Inpatient Units. Most hypertensive patients adhered to healthy habits, except the use of dietetic sweeteners (36.0%) and physical exercise (35.0%). The hypertensive patients had good treatment adherence and difficulty in accessibility regarding counter-referral services to secondary and tertiary care services.
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2013, Vol 14, Issue 4, p730
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.2013000400009