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- Title
REPRESENTAÇÕES SOCIAIS DO AUTOCUIDADO NA FARMACOTERAPIA ANTIHIPERTENSIVA.
- Authors
Deleon de Melo, Laércio; Sobreira Rodrigues, Josilene; de Freitas Silva, Loiane Aparecida; de Oliveira Martins Fernandes, Raquel; Carvalho Lima, Savana Micaelli; Dias de Lima, Huyara
- Abstract
The objective was to discuss the social representations elaborated by hypertensive people about self-care related to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy. Descriptive investigation outlined in the procedural approach of Social Representations, carried out in a Basic Health Unit in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Characterization data and individual in-depth interviews were collected. Treatment with SPSS and NVivo Pro-11. The 40 participants were predominantly women and elderly women. There were two discursive categories: 1) Daily carelessness in self-care in pharmacological therapy and implications for the prognosis of hypertension and; 2) Combination of therapeutic efforts and self-care actions in antihypertensive pharmacological treatment. The need for a combination of therapeutic efforts and self-care actions in anti-hypertensive pharmacological treatment is emphasized, which should be the target of support by nursing and health professionals in encouraging self-care activities. Carelessness should be prioritized in partial, total or support compensation for self-care activities.
- Publication
RECIEN: Revista Científica de Enfermagem, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 36, p352
- ISSN
2177-157X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24276/rrecien2021.11.36.352-365