A não adesão ao tratamento de hipertensão por pacientes trabalhadores

Abstract

Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood on the wall of the vessels, varying continuously each cardiac cycle. Systemic arterial hypertension is considered a problem chronic, and its control a challenge for health professionals. Its world prevalence is 1 bn of adult people reaching 7.1 million deaths annually, being that on average 40 to 60% did not make use of anti-hypertensive medication. The premature death of people in productive age by chronic diseases as SH may generate a loss of 40 billion dollars for Brazil which reduces the potential for economic development. The objective was to review the literature on factors that influence adherence tocorrect treatment of hypertensive workers. The diagnosis of hypertension may be carried out through the arterial pressure measured. There are several risk factors for arterial hypertension, among them: diabetes mellitus, hereditariness, dyslipidemia, sedentary lifestyle, among others. For the control of hypertension is adopted treatment and not medicamentous as medical criteria. Adherence to treatment has low indices which entails cardiovascular complications. The factors cited frequently and studied are those related to disease, the patient, therapeutics, socioeconomic factors, health system and health team. To extend the accession to anti-hypertensive treatment are used strategies patient, treatment and the multidisciplinary team, being of great importance for the welfare of the individual The action of direct and indirect nurse professional and his team of health, through education in health, in the process of change in the habit of life, knowledge of beliefs in health and interpersonal communication hypertensive patient. Through continuing education is possible to reduce the index of absenteeism to work and reduces the cost to the undertakings in relation to hospitalizations, departures and pensions.