2018
DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2018.v10i1.90-96
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Prevalence of behaviors and risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in hypertensive population in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil / Prevalência de comportamentos e fatores de risco para doenças cardiovasculares em população de hipertensos no norte de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Abstract: Objetivo:. Estimar a prevalência de comportamentos e fatores de risco cardiovascular em hipertensos assistidos pelas equipes da Estratégia Saúde da Família (ESF) em uma cidade do norte de Minas Gerais. Método:.Trata-se de estudo transversal, com amostra de hipertensos cadastrados em equipes da ESF. As prevalências de fatores e comportamentos de risco foram comparadas entre homens e mulheres por meio do teste qui-quadrado, assumindo-se um nível de significância de 5% (p<0,05).Resultados:. Participaram do est… Show more

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“…There was a predominance of participants with less than nine years of schooling (56.36%), which corroborates with several studies with hypertensive patients conducted in Brazil (8)(9) . In a study carried out in primary care in Bahia, the authors found an association between low education and lack of control of blood pressure levels (12) .…”
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“…There was a predominance of participants with less than nine years of schooling (56.36%), which corroborates with several studies with hypertensive patients conducted in Brazil (8)(9) . In a study carried out in primary care in Bahia, the authors found an association between low education and lack of control of blood pressure levels (12) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 90%
“…The prevalence of women in the sample is in line with other studies conducted with hypertensive patients in basic health units (8)(9) , as well as the age group of the participants, in which patients over 60 years old predominated (29,55%) (9)(10) . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 According to the VII Brazilian Hypertension Guideline (11) , ging is a risk factor for SAH, as it favors several mechanisms that culminate in arterial stiffening, which increases blood pressure levels.…”
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confidence: 88%
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“…Também foi observado em outra pesquisa que pacientes que afirmavam realizar o tratamento para HAS apenas faziam uso do tratamento medicamentoso, indicando falta de conhecimento de medidas de tratamento não farmacológicas ou falha dos profissionais de saúde da ESF em sensibilizar os pacientes para a importância destas medidas terapêuticas (19) . Ademais, vários fatores podem dificultar a adesão ao tratamento da hipertensão, como baixa condição econômica, grau de conhecimento sobre doença, dificuldade de acesso aos serviços de saúde, ausência de sintomas físicos que demonstrem aumento da pressão arterial e cronicidade da doença (20) .…”
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“…Risk factors for heart disease are mainly linked to hypertension, diabetes and lifestyle choices: smoking, alcoholism, physical inactivity, inadequate diet, obesity, and physical and psychological stress. All of these factors can be prevented or controlled with interventions that focus on behavior changes and the adoption of healthier lifestyles, as well as through pharmacological therapy, in some cases 8,9 .…”
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confidence: 99%