Factores relacionados en la adherencia terapéutica de los paciente hipertensos adultos mayores en dos consultorios del posgrado de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. Centro de Salud Santiago de Guayaquil. Año 2018.

Abstract

Background: Arterial Hypertension is defined as a chronic, systemic disease of multifactorial etiology that consists in the sustained increase of blood pressure levels, being a global health problem. The therapeutic adherence is the degree to which the patient is coupled to various modifications indicated by the health professional, in order to improve their morbidity. Materials and Methods: A relational study was carried out since two variables are related, observational because there is no researcher intervention, prospective when collecting data from a primary, crosssectional information source, because variables are measured on a single occasion and analytical when intervening in study more than one variable. Results: the age group of 65 to 69 years prevails being the most predominant female sex, most of them with primary education and low socioeconomic status. Mostly partially adherent to drug treatment, they take their antihypertensive mediation once a day and have no adverse effects. There is no statistically significant relationship between the related factors and the therapeutic adherence of arterial hypertension Conclusions: age, sex, school level, frequency of administration and adverse effects of the drug do not influence the therapeutic adherence of arterial hypertension.