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- Title
ADESÃO AO TRATAMENTO E LÓCUS DE CONTROLE EM HIPERTENSOS.
- Authors
de Souza, Geovanna Santana; Faro, André
- Abstract
This study analyzed the relationships between adherence to treatment and locus of control among hypertensive patients. The sample was 176 hypertensive adults, who were being treated with antihypertensive. Was applied a questionnaire about sociodemographic, clinical and health habits profiles, the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale and the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale. It has found that there is association between compliance to treatment and locus of control, in which the relationship is between greater compliance and greater external locus. Finally, it's suggested that the treatment being appropriate for the way of assign controllability by the individual for to encourage adherence to treatment.
- Publication
Veredas FAVIP: Revista Eletrônica de Ciências e Cultura, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 1, p5
- ISSN
1679-1746
- Publication type
Article