Assessment of coronary risk, therapy adhesion and quality of life of hypertenses elderly - doi: 10.5020/18061230.2012.s76

Authors

  • Natasha Teixeira Medeiros UECE
  • Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira UECE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5020/2247

Keywords:

Coronary Disease, Hypertension, Life Quality, Health of the Elderly

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate coronary risk, adherence and life quality of elderly patients with hypertension. Methods: Quantitative and analytical assessment, with a sample of 250 elderly hypertensive patients without co-morbidities, from a health unit of reference for specialized care in Fortaleza – CE, Brazil. We used a questionnaire evaluation of adherence to treatment of hypertension, coronary risk table, proposed by the American Heart Association and the WHOQOL-bref to assess the quality of life. Results: We found that 234 (93.6%) subjects presented non-compliance and 16 (6.4%), adherence; 122 (48.8%) had moderate coronary risk, 117 (46.8%) had potential risk and 11 (4.4%) had no risk. About the life quality, its average in the four areas was 14.57. Conclusion: The elderly hypertensive patients studied showed non-adherence to treatment, presence of coronary risk and variable average of life quality

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Published

2012-11-27

How to Cite

Medeiros, N. T., & Moreira, T. M. M. (2012). Assessment of coronary risk, therapy adhesion and quality of life of hypertenses elderly - doi: 10.5020/18061230.2012.s76. Brazilian Journal in Health Promotion, 25(2 Sup), 76–82. https://doi.org/10.5020/2247

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 Sup (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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