Abstract

SILVA, Mariana Girotto Carvalho da; DOMINGOS, Thiago da Silva  and  CARAMASCHI, Sandro. Arterial hypertension and health care: conceptions of men and woman. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2018, vol.19, n.2, pp.435-452. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/18psd190221.

The arterial hypertension is an illness linked to lifestyle, reasons of ambient and behavioral patterns. Show chronic and asymptomatic process, with multiple factors of complex risk having your control necessary to prevention or reduction of complications. The goal of this research was to analyze accounts of men and woman suffering from high blood pressure about the health- disease and disease prevention. Had participate this research 40 carrier disease of arterial hypertension, 20 men and 20 women, patients of private health service. All participants were inserting in a group of health education. The way used was structured interviews, with opened and closed questions that include aspects about arterial hypertension. The reviews were made by analysis of content and statistical tests. The results showed how was established the history of hypertension and what was the definition about hypertension by participants, were described the process of causality and prevention, the behaviors displayed after diagnosed, the connection with the service and professionals of health system. Was note that participants had knowledge about factors of risk to increase of pressure and the behaviors required to control showing that action of prevention was focused in practice of life. Intend that others researches can be thought from the question did in this study, trying to expand the understanding about of processes of health, diseasing of carrier disease of arterial hypertension and giving support to education practices in health more effectives and integrative.

Keywords : hypertension; health behavior; conceptions of men and women.

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