2015
DOI: 10.1590/1982-0194201500064
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Associação entre a qualidade de vida e adesão à medicação de indivíduos hipertensos

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the association between quality of life and medication adherence in hypertensive individuals. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out with 432 hypertensive subjects registered in a federal public computerized system. Data were collected in the households through a structured interview with questions related to socioeconomic and clinical variables, as well as assessment of treatment adherence, and the WHOQOL-BREF for quality of life. The Kruskal-Wallis H test was used to measure the as… Show more

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“…A qualidade de vida é compreendida como parte de um bem individual e coletivo, considerando a saúde de forma multifatorial, como uma condição biológica e social, determinada por condições relevantes, tais como: física, social, emocional, estado mental e sensação de bem-estar 11,29 .…”
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“…A qualidade de vida é compreendida como parte de um bem individual e coletivo, considerando a saúde de forma multifatorial, como uma condição biológica e social, determinada por condições relevantes, tais como: física, social, emocional, estado mental e sensação de bem-estar 11,29 .…”
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“…This questionnaire has ten questions that evaluate behavioral aspects in relation to hypertension care, in addition to pressure control. (19) In this regard, we have not identified studies using specific instruments for evaluation of quality of life and medication adherence for people living with hypertension with respect to analysis of the relationship between these variables, such as those used in the present study, which prevented the confrontation of our results with those of similar design studies. Although there is no gold standard for the evaluation of medication adherence and quality of life, it is advisable to use specific instruments.…”
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confidence: 90%
“…(18)(19)(20) For the correlation between quality of life and medication adherence, all identified studies used the WHOQOL questionnaire to assess the health-related quality of life. This instrument was developed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Group.…”
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confidence: 99%
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