The lack of relationship between reported self-care, and the factors that influence blood hypertension, in Costa Rican patients
The lack of relationship between reported self-care, and the factors that influence blood hypertension, in Costa Rican patients
| dc.creator | Arce Espinoza, Lourdes | |
| dc.creator | Mónge-Nájera, Julián | |
| dc.creator | González Lutz, María Isabel | |
| dc.date | 2010-12-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-04T14:15:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-04T14:15:14Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/155 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.22458/urj.v2i2.155 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7916288 | |
| dc.description | Hypertension is a major health problem worldwide, and its control depends on a good level of self-care, a subject that in Latin America has not been studied in university personnel. We wanted to know if factors known to affect the development of hypertension, also had a relationship with self-care in patients, and for this, we interviewed 80 hypertense university employees who visited the medical service of an university in Costa Rica from January 14, 2002 through December 15, 2008. They answered a questionnaire that we wrote based on the Morinsky and the Martin-Bayarre-Grau questionnaire. Age, sex, education, medical history, treatment and relationship with health personnel showed no association with the level of self-care reported by patients. In a 1-100 scale, the majority of patients scored between 75 and 90 points, indicating that they reported high levels of self-care. Our direct personal experience with these patients indicates that reported self-care is consistent with their hypertension control levels. This kind of study is not new in developed countries, but fills an important gap in our knowledge of health in Latin American university personnel. | en-US |
| dc.description | La hipertensión arterial es un problema de salud importante actualmente a nivel mundial, cuyo control depende de un buen nivel de autocuidado, tema que no ha sido estudiado en personal universitario de América Latina. Queríamos saber si los factores que se sabe favorecen la hipertensión arterial, tenían relación con el nivel de autocuidado en los pacientes. Entrevistamos para ello a 80 empleados universitarios hipertensos que consultaron el servicio médico de una universidad costarricense entre el 14 de enero de 2002 y el 15 de diciembre de 2008. Se les aplicó un Cuestionario de Evaluación de Adherencia Terapéutica en Pacientes Hipertensos, de elaboración propia a partir de la prueba de Morinsky y del cuestionario Martin-Bayarre-Grau. La edad, sexo,educación, historial médico, tratamiento y relación con el personal de salud no tuvieron asociación con el nivel de autocuidado informado por los pacientes. Dentro de una escala de 1 a 100, la mayoría de los pacientes obtuvo entre 75 y 90 puntos, lo que indica que reportan altos niveles de autocuidado. Nuestra experiencia con estos pacientes indica que el autocuidado que informan tener es coherente con los niveles de control de su hipertensión. Este tipo de estudio no es nuevo en países industrializados, pero llena un vacío importante en nuestro conocimiento de la salud en personal universitario latinoamericano. | es-ES |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language | spa | |
| dc.publisher | Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica | en-US |
| dc.relation | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/155/47 | |
| dc.source | UNED Research Journal; Vol. 2 No. 2 (2010); 147-156 | en-US |
| dc.source | UNED Research Journal; Vol. 2 Núm. 2 (2010); 147-156 | es-ES |
| dc.source | 1659-441X | |
| dc.source | 1659-4266 | |
| dc.subject | Self-care | en-US |
| dc.subject | risk factors | en-US |
| dc.subject | hypertension. | en-US |
| dc.subject | Autocuidado | es-ES |
| dc.subject | factores de riesgo | es-ES |
| dc.subject | hipertensión arterial. | es-ES |
| dc.title | The lack of relationship between reported self-care, and the factors that influence blood hypertension, in Costa Rican patients | en-US |
| dc.title | The lack of relationship between reported self-care, and the factors that influence blood hypertension, in Costa Rican patients | es-ES |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |