Análise de fatores que interferem na adesão ao tratamento de pacientes hipertensos no Brasil: revisão da literatura

Abstract

Hypertension is a major public health problems in Brazil and worldwide. According to the Brazilian Society of Hypertension, it is a chronic disease, non transferable, multifactorial, which mainly undertakes the balance of vasodilator and vasoconstrictor mechanisms, leading to elevation of the same for numbers above normal values. Adherence to treatment of hypertension occurs when the goals of the health team match the individual's behavior, making use of medication, following changes in habits and attend consultations. Several factors may influence adherence to treatment and may be related to the patient (gender, age, ethnicity, marital status, education, socioeconomic status, beliefs) and pathology (chronicity, lack of symptoms), and access to health services and medicines. Analyze how it operates treatment adherence by patients or the reasons that favor the abandonment are central to any approach in the healthcare.This study, therefore, conducted a literature review in order to analyze aspects related to treatment adherence in hypertensive groups in Brazil, being able to guide health professionals who work with this particular group. The authors note the lack of access to quality work and professional trained in basic health, as well as the absence of collateral to treatment as factors that affect adherence of hypertensive patients.