Avaliação da adesão à terapia medicamentosa em hipertensos de unidades de saúde do distrito DAGUA no município de Belém-Pará

Abstract

Adherence to pharmacotherapy in several chronic diseases, especially hypertension (SH), has great importance for the prevention, reduction and control of diseases and complications, thus reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Evaluate the modifiable and non-modifiable factors that contribute to a better adherence to medication in patients DAGUA district in Belém-PA, can serve as the basis for qualification of pharmaceutical care, clinical management, public politics, actions and plans in services public health in order to improve patient compliance. We conducted a descriptive transversal observational and quantitative analysis with a random sample of 227 patients enrolled in the program HIPERDIA, from March 2010 to August 2011, where we assessed the knowledge and the degree of adherence to drug therapy using the tests Morisky and Green (TMG) and the Batalla test relating to socioeconomic, lifestyle, and esquipe health service and patient-related factors. The study population was characterized predominantly by women (69.5%) aged above 60 years (44.5%), mixed race (48%), married (44.9%), retired (43.6%) and with low educational level, being (55.1%) with incomplete primary education. Of the total persons (63.46%) had uncontrolled blood pressure. Not adhere to treatment (66.9%) according to test Morisky and Green (72.38%) by the test Batalla.