Educational intervention on arterial hypertension in bigger adults

Sergio Alberto Díaz Cruz, Talia Batista Villar, Yanely Sánchez Rodríguez, José Luis Fernández González and Eduardo Delgado Alvarez

South Health and Policy, 2026, vol. 5, 381-381

Abstract: Introduction: the arterial hypertension is an illness of high prevalencia at world level, often with serious consequences for the life of people that you/they suffer it. Objective: to apply an educational intervention on arterial hypertension in adults bigger than the Clinic Not. 58, First Policlínico of January, Consolation of the South, period 2022-2024. Method: I study descriptive, longitudinal of educational intervention. Universe: adults bigger dispensarizados of the clinic 58 (N=215). it Shows: intentional non probabilística (n=140), theoretical, empiric methods were used and I eat statistical measures the absolute and percentage frequencies. Results: the 70-79 year-old group prevailed (46.4%), feminine sex (60%), level preuniversitario (42.9%), active ocupacionalmente (62.1%). they Prevailed patient with more than 15 years diagnosed hipertensos (44.3%), not controlled HTA (55.7%), non-adherence to the treatment (52.9%), of pharmacological type (87.9%) and I consummate of more than a fármaco hipotensor (72.1%). The most frequent comorbilidades was the illnesses of the heart (68.6%) and diabetes mellitus (47.9%). more than half of the sample it presented factors of risk associated to the arterial hypertension prevailing the comorbilidades (98.6%) and cardiovascular risk (75%). The initial knowledge on the thematic one were low (84.3%) and they were increased after having applied the strategy (87.1%). Conclusions: The adults bigger than the feminine sex presented bigger bias to hypertension descontrolada, not very healthy lifestyles and cardiovascular risk that you/they threaten their quality of life. With the applied educational intervention, the level of knowledge rose it has more than enough arterial hypertension.

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.56294/shp2026381

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