HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS AND KNOWLEDGE OF DISEASE PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION BY INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976925680 Objectives: to identify why people look for hospital treatment during hypertension crisis and, to analyze the knowledge of people with hypertension about the disease. Methodology: descriptive research, held in the database of the Study Group on Multiprofessional Adult Health. The analysis of the interviews from the database was executed according to Bardin’s subject analysis. The people interviewed were between 18 and 65 years-old, both male and female, with hypertensive crisis. Results: data propiciated the construction of three categories: 1- Reasons why patients search for hospital treatment, 2- Disease knowledge, characterized by risk factors and complications, 3- Ways to control the disease. Final Considerations: the reasons for seeking health care were the symptoms and the knowledge of the disease was expressed by recognizing the relevance to control life habbits and its complications.

Keywords

• enfermagem
• hipertensão
• comportamento de busca de informação