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Factors influencing the adherence of pharmacological treatment in hypertensive patients from Luz y Vida association in Tulcán 2019

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Arterial Hypertension is both an important Public Health problem and a highly prevalent chronic pathology. It is ranked as the third cause of morbidity and mortality, considering one of them the lack of adherence to treatment and the influence of factors on it. The present research was carried out at the Health Center No.1 of the city of Tulcán, and its objective was to determine the factors that influence the adherence of pharmacological treatment in hypertensive patients of Luz y Vida association. A descriptive, qualitative, quantitative and field study was carried out, using the survey technique, which was applied to 50 older adults since the sample was small enough for the population to be entirely analyzed. Results show that 34% comply with the treatment while 66% do not. So educational-based interventions were designed, such as training, home visits, thus achieving that most of these people can adhere to drug treatment with a hypo-sodium diet, plus a regimen of exercises, to reduce and avoid cardiovascular complications.Keywords Hypertension, morbidity, mortality. RESUMENLa hipertensión arterial es un importante problema de salud pública y una patología crónica de alta prevalencia. Se ubica como la tercera causa de morbimortalidad, considerando una de ellas la falta de adherencia al tratamiento y la influencia de los factores en el mismo. La presente investigación se realizó en el Centro de Salud No 1 de la ciudad de Tulcán, y su objetivo fue determinar los factores que influyen en la adherencia al tratamiento farmacológico en pacientes hipertensos de la asociación Luz y Vida. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo, cualitativo, cuantitativo y de campo, utilizando la técnica de encuesta, la cual se aplicó a 50 adultos mayores ya que la muestra era lo suficientemente pequeña para que la población fuera analizada en su totalidad. Los resultados muestran que el 34% cumple con el tratamiento mientras que el 66% no. Por eso se diseñaron intervenciones con base educativa, como entrenamientos, visitas domiciliarias, logrando así que la mayoría de estas personas puedan adherirse al tratamiento farmacológico con una dieta hipo-sodio, más un régimen de ejercicios, para reducir y evitar las complicaciones cardiovasculares.Palabras clave: Hipertensión, Morbilidad, Mortalidad.

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